General Maximino Hizon of Mexico
The Mexico-born general who led Kapampangan revolutionaries, refused to swear loyalty to the US and died in exile on Guam.
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Maximino Hizon was Mexico's general of the revolution. He rallied Kapampangans against Spain under Emilio Aguinaldo, and during the revolution he ordered the execution of the parish priests of Mexico and San Fernando.
Against the Americans
When the Americans replaced Spain, Hizon was made supreme commander of all Philippine forces in Pampanga. He was captured in 1901 and, when he refused to swear loyalty to the United States, was exiled to Guam. He died there on September 1, 1901.
Remembered at home
Mexico honours him with the Maximino Hizon Monument. The Hizon name lives on in the town's heritage too: an ancestral house of the Hizon-Lorenzano family in Parian is today the home of Kusinang Matua, Atching Lillian Borromeo's heritage kitchen.
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Things to do nearby
Attractions
Mexico Public Market
Town market on Jose Abad Santos Avenue in Parian, in the heart of Mexico's old commercial district.
Attractions
Maximino Hizon Monument
Monument to General Maximino Hizon, Mexico's revolutionary hero who died in exile in Guam in 1901.
Attractions
Bale Mi (Sandico Ancestral House)
The Sandico family's 1827 colonial house in Parian, now an events venue open Monday to Saturday.
Where to eat nearby
Bakeries
Dandy's San Nicolas Cookies
Mexico bakery known for San Nicolas cookies, buttery arrowroot shortbread pressed with the image of the saint.
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Kusinang Matua
Atching Lillian Borromeo's reservation-only heirloom Kapampangan kitchen in her ancestral home in Mexico.
Where to stay nearby
Budget Stays
Hotel Sogo Mexico, Pampanga
Budget short-stay hotel of the Hotel Sogo chain on Jose Abad Santos Avenue, across from SM Pampanga.