One of the unsung heroes of Philippine independence. Luciano San Miguel was born on January 7, 1875 in Noveleta, Cavite. Said to have studied agriculture at the Ateneo de Manila, San Miguel took on odd jobs including sewing and "inspecting" the hacienda of Don Pedro Roxas in Nasugbu, Batangas. When the Revolution broke out, he joined the Katipunan, Magdiwang chapter, in his hometown, whose more famous members were the father and son tandem of Mariano and Santiago Alvarez and Artemio Ricarte.