Juan Cailles
| Juán Cailles | |
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"Major General Juán Cailles, leading officer in Laguna"
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| Born |
November 10, 1871 Nasugbu, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | June 28, 1951 (aged 79) |
| Allegiance |
 First Philippine Republic Republic of Biak-na-Bato Katipunan
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| Service/branch |
 Philippine Revolutionary Army
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| Years of service | 1899-1901 |
| Rank | Major General |
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Philippine Revolution
Philippine-American war
Juan Kauppama Cailles (November 10, 1871 – June 28, 1951) was a Filipino with a French/Indian mestizo descent, he was a member of a revolutionary movement called Katipunan latter on as one of the commanding officer of the Philippine Revolutionary Army who served during the Philippine Revolution and Philippine–American War. He later served as a provincial Governor of Laguna and a member of the Philippine Legislature.
Cailles was born in Nasugbu, Batangas, to Hippolyte Cailles, from Lyon, France and María Kauppama of Kerala in what was then British India. He was the fifth of seven children together with siblings León, Julia, Isidoro, Julio, Victoria and Cecilia.
His early education was at the house of Olvidio Caballero and he graduated from the Jesuit-run Escuela Normal in Manila (now Ateneo de Manila University).
He became a teacher and taught for five years in the public schools of Amaya, Tanza and Rosario, Cavite.
When the premature discovery of the Katipunan in Manila forced its Supremo, Andrés Bonifacio to start the Philippine Revolution, Cailles organized a force composed of his pupils' fathers. To them, he remained Maestrong Cailles despite his successive promotions in military rank.
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