The figures below are FBIs,"Full Blooded Ilocanos".
Many Ilocanos played a vital role in shaping the history of the Philippines. Here’s a list of popular religious and historical figures of Ilocano blood in Philippine History.
1.) Pedro Almazan
Pedro Almazan was an Ilocano leader from Laoag. He was proclaimed and crowned King of Ilocos and led the First Ilocos Revolt against the Spanish regime in January 1661.
2.) Diego Silang
Diego Silang, born in Aringay, La Union, was a revolutionary leader who conspired with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano nation.
3.) Josefa Gabriela Silang
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang, born is Santa, Ilocos Sur, was the wife of the Ilocano insurgent leader, Diego Silang. Following Diego’s assassination in 1763, she led the group for four months before she was captured and executed. She is regarded as Ilocandia’s “Joan of Arc”.
4.) Jose Burgos
Jose Burgos, one of the so-called Gomburza, was a Filipino priest and martyr during Spanish period. He was born in Vigan, Ilocos Sur.
5.) Gregorio Aglipay
Gregorio Aglipay, a priest during the Spanish regime, was the first Supreme Bishop of the Aglipayan Church also known as Philippine Independent Church.
6.) Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr
Isabelo de los Reyes, Sr. who was born in 1864 was a prominent Filipino politician, writer and labor activist in the 19th and 20th centuries. He also founded the Aglipayan Church, an independent Philippine national church. Because of his writings and activism with labor unions, he was called the Father of Filipino Socialism. He is also known as Don Belong. He died in 1938.
General Antonio Luna, one of the ablest Filipino revolutionary generals, is an Ilocano who’s both parents hailed from Badoc, Ilocos Norte. Luna was also the founder of the Philippine’s first military academy.
8.) Juan Luna
Juan Luna, one of the greatest Filipino painters, is a famous Ilocano Filipino painter and the older brother of Antonio Luna. He was born in Badoc, Ilocos Norte.
9.) Artemio Ricarte
Artemio Ricarte was a Filipino general during the Philippine Revolution and the Philippine-American War. Ricarte is regarded by the AFP as the “Father of Philippine Army”. Ricarte is also notable for never having taken an oath of allegiance to the United States government. He was born in Batac City, Ilocos Norte.
This might surprise you but the national hero – Jose Rizal is of Ilocano descent too.