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25-644: Moncada can refer to: Places [ edit ] Moncada, Tarlac , a municipality (3rd class) in the Philippines Moncada, Valencia , a municipality in Spain Moncada, a community of Santiago de Cuba Moncada Barracks , named after Guillermon, notably attacked in 1953 at the start of the Cuban Revolution Moncada (novel) (Moncada, premier combat de Fidel Castro) ,

50-664: A 1965 novel by Robert Merle Estadio Guillermón Moncada , stadium named in his honour La Moncada , a small town in the municipality of Tarimoro, Guanajuato, Mexico Palazzo Moncada (Caltanissetta)  [ it ] in Caltanissetta , Sicily People [ edit ] Eduardo Hernández Moncada (1899–1995), Mexican composer, pianist, and conductor Freddy Moncada (born 1973), Colombian road cyclist Gerardo Moncada (cyclist) (born 1962), Colombian road cyclist Gerardo Moncada (footballer) (born 1949), Colombian former footballer Guillermon Moncada ,

75-574: A Cuban general and folkhero Jesús Moncada (1941–2005), writer in Catalan José María Moncada , (1870–1945), former President of Nicaragua Salvador Moncada (born 1944), Honduran scientist Samuel Moncada , Venezuelan historian and Minister of Foreign Affairs Yoan Moncada (born 1995), Cuban baseball player House of Moncada , noble medieval family originating in Catalonia Topics referred to by

100-528: A real success for an agricultural tenant son, a brilliant lawyer and banker, who worked through his law degree from the University of the Philippines. Roy was elected as Senator in 1961 and reelected in 1967. Another prominent person of the period is Honorable Antonio E. Lopez, popularly known as "Kamote", who defeated an Aquino-Cojuangco candidate for the post of Tarlac governor in the 1949 elections. In

125-428: Is a growing retail and service sector in the poblacion along the national highway. Light industries are yet to evolve in the municipality to generate much needed employment. Ilocano, Kapampangan, and Pangasinan are commonly spoken, with Tagalog and English as official languages used for secondary education, business and governance. Moncada is 153 kilometres (95 mi) from Manila and is 29 kilometres (18 mi) from

150-490: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Moncada, Tarlac The economy is primarily based on agriculture with rice, corn, vegetables, root crops, watermelons, and mangoes as major products. The fishery sector, once a vibrant source of food and income, needs rehabilitation after the onslaught of lahar flows resulting from the Mount Pinatubo eruption. There

175-577: The '60s, another politician and three-terms past mayor of Moncada (1946-1948/1952-1955/1960-1963), Honorable Melanio Cuchapin was elected Board Member of the First District of the Province of Tarlac. The "golden age" of Moncada started during this post-war period which went on until the 1970s. Moncada had its "golden age" during this period, not only because of these prominent political personalities in provincial and national scenes, but also due to

200-744: The Military Commission recognized, in October 1900, against the United States Occupation. In their cases, two other revolutionaries were named and identified by the Military Commission, without specifying their provenance: Maximino Paraso, identified as an insurgent captain, and Fructuoso Sembrano, a guerilla chief. From the World War II Moncada had also war heroes. One of them is known as Captain Ablang, who

225-449: The Military Commission stated: "And the commission does therefore sentence him, Placido Cuchapin, native, "To be confined at hard labor, under guard, at such place as the reviewing authority may direct, for the period of thirty (30) years." The motivations of the sentence were the following: "In the foregoing case it appears that the accused, Placido Cuchapin, while presidente of the pueblo of Moncada, Tarlac, and under oath of allegiance to

250-476: The Philippine Army and then served as Defense Secretary (See: Misplaced Pages). Honorable Peralta was elected Senator in 1949. After his retirement from politics he practiced law. Right after the war, in 1946, elections were held in the Philippines. Moncada had its first congressman ever elected for the First District of the Province of Tarlac. Honorable Jose Roy held this position for four consecutive terms,

275-757: The Philippines, continued as a revolutionary secret society against the American Occupation after the Treaty of Paris (1898). The revolutionaries referred here are Placido Cuchapin and Nicolas Valenton who can be considered, from official document, the most important Moncada heroes of the Philippine-American War. When the Philippines was placed under the authority of the United States, Cuchapin and Valenton were installed respectively as presidente and vice presidente and lieutenant of

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300-578: The United States Government, received in the presidencia, an insurgent captain, who conveyed orders from higher insurgent authority to accused, directing him to organize an attack upon the American garrison there stationed; to destroy the railroad tracks and the telegraph lines used by the United States authorities and to fire a house as the signal of attack upon the American troops as they came from their quarters. It appears that while he

325-514: The industriousness of the people and the real peace reigning in the town. Crime and corruption were almost unknown, politics was not at all dirty. In more recent years, another son of Moncada became prominent in the national scene. Referred to here is General Voltaire Tuvera Gazmin. He was the 35th Secretary of the Department of National Defense of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016, under President Benigno S. Aquino III. Before this, General Gazmin

350-510: The many pioneer families had in reality contributed in the past for its development. The American Occupation of the Philippines, right after the swift Spanish-American War (21 April 1898 – 10 December 1898), produced local revolutionaries who fought for Philippine self-determination and the Country free from foreign domination. The Katipunan revolutionary secret society, which was founded by Andres Bonifacio in 1872 as anti-Spanish colonialism in

375-450: The newly inhabited lands in early 18th century - until then uncoltivated and uninhabited due to its harsh geological situation and location - by some pioneer families (the first settlers seem to be unknown by official documents) that fled Spanish persecutions in nearby towns, was called San Ramon in honor of the saint whom they venerated. From the administrative organization of its mother town Paniqui in mid-18th century, barrio San Ramon, which

400-435: The police of Moncada. During this period of Philippine war against the United States, Placido Cuchapin and Nicolas Valenton were accused and sentenced by the Military Commission on 13 June 1901 for "Treachery in office and violation of the laws of war." To summarize this part of the history of Moncada, it is enough to note here the Military Commission's charges and sentences on Placido Cuchapin and Nicolas Valenton. On Cuchapin

425-592: The provincial capital, Tarlac City . It is accessible via the MacArthur Highway , and from Manila via the NLEX ( North Luzon Expressway ), SCTEX ( Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway ), and TPLEX ( Tarlac–Pangasinan–La Union Expressway ). Originally, Moncada was a part of the town of Paniqui. Oral history indicates that the area was originally named after the principal crop grown in the place, a certain type of tobacco known as "muscada". Oral history indicates also that

450-601: The same historical events wherein Cuchapin was involved, though formulated in accordance with the position Valenton held at the time in Moncada. Valenton was sentenced, at first, for imprisonment for the period of twenty (20) years, and on final sentence was reduced to ten (10) years of confinement at the Presidio de Manila. The charges against Cuchapin and Valenton were based on war acts in Moncada committed in time of war as

475-502: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Moncada . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moncada&oldid=1021517545 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description

500-684: Was a member of the Philippine Scouts and was killed in action. Another Moncada hero of this period is Macario Peralta, who joined the Philippine Army in 1936 and attended the Philippine Army Infantry School in 1940. Colonel Peralta became famous and received awards for his war exploits in Panay against the Japanese Army. In 1945, Peralta was promoted to Brigadier General and designated Deputy Chief of Staff of

525-449: Was fast developing in economy and population, became a municipality and was named "Moncada" in honor of the powerful Moncada family, from Valencia, Spain . San Manuel, the neighboring municipality, was a former barrio of Moncada. The pioneer families of Moncada increased in number as time went on and probably mostly from the towns of the now so-called First District of Tarlac and from the nearby towns of Pangasinan, where principally Ilocano

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550-472: Was most treacherous, still in view of the fact that no acts of wanton cruelty are traced to his hands, the sentence approved by the department commander while confirmed, is mitigated to confinement at hard labor for fifteen (15) years, as thus mitigated the sentence will be duly executed. The Presidio de Manila is designated as the place of confinement, to which place the prisoner will be sent under proper guard." The charges against Nicolas Valenton were based on

575-471: Was spoken. The history of Moncada is instilled in the minds of its people, through its progresses and achievements with time. Starting as a land of "El Dorado" (similar to the meaning of the term "gold rush"), a "golden land without gold" for landless and oppressed people by an oppressive colonial country, from a poor barrio that it was, now it became a first class town of the Philippines. Moncada must also look back on its written history, and especially, from what

600-624: Was the Commander of the Philippine Presidential Security Group from 1986 to 1992. He was the Commanding General of the Philippine Army from 1999 until 2000 and as Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia from 2002 until 2004. Moncada is politically subdivided into 37 barangays .   Each barangay consists of puroks and some have sitios . In the 2020 census, the population of Moncada, Tarlac,

625-466: Was the recognized presidente under American authority, the accused was also chief of the Katipunan society of his pueblo. This affords the explanation of the thoroughness of his secret preparations for carrying out the orders he had received and for threatening his subordinates with penalty of death to themselves and their families if they failed to assist him therein. While his betrayal of official trust

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