▁was ▁able ▁to ▁meet ▁Agu inal do ▁in ▁a ▁room ▁at ▁the ▁Mal ac añ ang ▁Palace ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁det ained . ▁ ▁After ▁relay ing ▁M asc ardo ’ s ▁message , ▁Agu inal do ▁instruct ed ▁Que zon ▁that ▁the ▁decision ▁to ▁surrender ▁is ▁up ▁to ▁M asc ardo ▁himself . ▁ ▁M asc ardo ▁surrender ed ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 1 9 0 1 , ▁calculating ▁that ▁his ▁def ic iency ▁in ▁weapon ry ▁would ▁mean ▁sure ▁defeat ▁from ▁the ▁well - ar med ▁Americans . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁and ▁death ▁ ▁M asc ardo ▁returned ▁to ▁Cav ite ▁following ▁his ▁release ▁by ▁the ▁Americans . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁influenced ▁to ▁enter ▁politics , ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁g ubern atorial ▁seat ▁of ▁Cav ite , ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁He ▁retired ▁and ▁lived ▁a ▁private ▁life ▁after ▁only ▁one ▁term . ▁On ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁died ▁from ▁a ▁heart ▁disease . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Tom ás ▁M asc ardo ▁was ▁married ▁to ▁Car men ▁Top a cio ▁of ▁Im us , ▁Cav ite . ▁ ▁The ▁couple ▁had ▁eight ▁children ▁– ▁ ▁Mod esto , ▁Domin ador ▁( who ▁became ▁a ▁general ), ▁Pet ra , ▁P ura , ▁Ja ime , ▁Tom ás , ▁Salvador ▁( a ▁former ▁collect or ▁of ▁custom s ▁at ▁the ▁Man ila ▁International ▁Airport ), ▁and ▁Emil iano .