Nieves fernandez biography sample

WWII Filipino guerrilla leader

Nieves Fernandez (born circa 1906) was a Filipino guerrilla leader in Tacloban City, during World War II.^[2][3]

Before the war, Fernandez worked as a school teacher.

When the Imperial Japanese began occupying the Philippine Islands, including her hometown of Tacloban, Fernandez organized a resistance movement that numbered around 110 fighters.^[4] She then waged an unconventional war against the Japanese throughout their occupation.

Fernandez became one of the most well-known female guerrilla leaders during the war. Her exploits would be remembered through newspapers, academic literature, and works of art.

Biography

Around the 1930s, the Empire of Japan, bolstered by its military and economic might, began expanding its territory in Asia, putting it in conflict with various Western and Asian countries, most notably the United States of America which had large colonies in the continent.

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