Juan Cailles y Kauppama was a Filipino general and politician.
12 Facts About Juan Cailles
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Juan Cailles later served as a provincial governor of Laguna and a representative from Mountain Province.
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Juan Cailles was the fifth of seven children together with siblings Leon, Julia, Isidoro, Julio, Victoria and Cecilia.
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Juan Cailles took part in many encounters with the Spaniards, particularly in engagements resulting in the deaths of his superior officers, such General Candido Tria Tirona, Edilberto Evangelista, and Crispulo Aguinaldo, which caused his rapid promotion.
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Juan Cailles succeeded General Paciano Rizal as La Laguna's military commander in July 1900 at the height of incisive attacks by the American forces.
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On September 17,1900, Juan Cailles' troops outmaneuvered and routed a strong American contingent led by a Colonel Cheetham during the Battle of Mabitac in La Laguna.
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Magnanimous in victory, Juan Cailles allowed Cheetham to recover the bodies of eight slain Americans from the field, together with all their personal belongings.
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Juan Cailles served as governor of Laguna from 1901 to 1910 and again from 1916 to 1925.
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In 1931, Juan Cailles was again selected governor of Laguna and reelected in 1934.
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Juan Cailles had a hand in the capture of Teodoro Asedillo, the "Terror of the Sierra".
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Juan Cailles died on June 28,1951, from a Congestive heart failure at Philippine General Hospital in Ermita, Manila.
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Juan Cailles's body was interred at the Old Cemetery of Santa Cruz, Laguna.