▁United ▁States ▁Category : E ner gy ▁business ▁associations <0x0A> </s> ▁Tom ás ▁E chen ique ▁M asc ardo ▁( born ▁Tom ás ▁M asc ardo ▁y ▁E chen ique ; ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁– ▁July ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 9 3 2 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Filip ino ▁general ▁during ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Revolution ▁and ▁Philipp ine - American ▁War . ▁ ▁He ▁joined ▁the ▁fight ▁against ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁since ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁revolution . ▁ ▁He ▁later ▁became ▁a ▁one - term ▁governor ▁of ▁Cav ite ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁to ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Tom ás ▁M asc ardo ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁Cav ite ▁del ▁Vie jo ▁( now ▁K aw it , ▁Cav ite ▁province ) ▁to ▁Valent ín ▁M asc ardo ▁and ▁Dol ores ▁E chen ique . ▁The ▁aff lu ent ▁couple , ▁a ▁land owner ▁and ▁a ▁rice ▁deal er , ▁respectively , ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁seven ▁children . ▁ ▁Tom ás ▁finished ▁his ▁teacher ' s ▁di pl oma ▁from ▁Esc uela ▁Normal ▁in ▁Man ila ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁teacher ▁at ▁the ▁bar rio ▁school ▁of ▁Hal ang ▁in ▁Ama de o , ▁Cav ite . ▁ ▁Philipp ine ▁revolution ▁▁ ▁M asc ardo ▁joined ▁the ▁revolution ▁against ▁the ▁Sp ani ards ▁from ▁the ▁beginning . ▁ ▁He ▁became ▁the ▁chief ▁of ▁the ▁revolution ary ▁intelligence ▁service ▁in ▁Man ila , ▁succeed ing