Ángelo Fernández is one of the Nineteen Martyrs of Aklan (Spanish: Diecinueve mártires de Aklan), Filipino patriots who were executed by musketry in Kalibo, Aklan, Philippines on March 23, 1897 2: a.m, for cooperating with the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution against Spain. Personal and family life Ángelo Fernández was born from a Kalibonhon father and a Tagalog mother. He was a businessman engaged in a buy-and-sell business just before the outbreak of the revolution before the close of the 19th century. He was one of those men who led a busy and moderately provided life when fate swept him off his feet and involved him in that struggle which resulted to his gruesome death. He was happily married to Eugenia "Senyang" Fernández (Arcenia in other accounts) of Kalibo whom he did not have a child after six years of marriage. Forced entry to the Katipunan One day when all paths led to Mabilo in Kalibo, Aklan where men submitted themselves to blood compact (also known as sandugo or pacto de sangre), Ángelo Fernández went with the others out of curiosity to see what is happening. They found the place a beehive of human activities. People got into small bamboo chapel which was the provisional recruiting office of the katipuneros, and later they came out with a wound at their forearm. While Ángelo and his brother-in-law was trying to get information as to what it was all about, a big husky man who was Tomás Briones (also one of the nineteen martyrs), one of the officers, persuaded them to get inside the chapel, and once inside they were blind-folded with the others without their expressed consent. They were made to swear allegiance to the creed of the Katipunan by following after a dictated oath, after which the arm was pricked with a pointed blade until it bled. Taking off the blindfold, they were made to sign their names on a scroll with their blood to signify that they are now members of the KKK. Then they were sent home. A few days later, he was called and given the rank of an officer of the organization because he was a good speaker and has shown signs of good leadership. Death of General Francisco del Castillo When Francisco del Castillo entered the poblacion at the head of the ill-equipped troops to seek audience with the authorities under the Spanish yoke on