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María Josefa Gabriela Cariño Silang (19 March 1731 – 20 September 1763) was a Filipino revolutionary leader and the wife of the Ilocano insurgent leader, Diego Silang. Following Diego's assassination in 1763, she led the insurgency for four months before she was captured and executed by the colonial government of the Spanish East Indies.

Early Life
Gabriela Silang (March 19, 1731 – September 20, 1763), born Maria Josefa Gabriela Cariño, was born in Barangay Caniogan, Santa, Ilocos Sur to an Ilocano father and and an Itneg mother. She had a Christian upbringing through the priest of the town’s parish, and attained elementary level education at her town’s convent school. After being separated from her mother early in her childhood, she was raised by her father who eventually arranged a marriage between her and the wealthy businessman Tomás Millan. They married in 1951, and he died three years later.

Relationship with Diego Silang
After being widowed by her first husband, Gabriela met insurgent leader Diego Silang and married him in 1757. The Seven Years War was in effect during this time, which led to the British occupation of the Philippines. After British naval forces captured Manila in October 1762, Diego sought to engage in armed struggle to overthrow the Spanish functionaries in Ilocos and replace them with native-born officials. He collaborated with the British occupiers, who appointed him governor of the Ilocos region on their behalf and promised military reinforcement to help in the fight against the Spanish. This reinforcement was, however, never delivered. During this revolt, Gabriela became one of Diego's closest advisors and his unofficial aide-de-camp during skirmishes with Spanish troops. She was also a major figure in her husband's collaboration with the British occupiers. Spanish authorities retaliated by offering a reward for Diego’s assassination. Consequently, his two former allies Miguel Vicos and Pedro Becbec killed him in Vigan on May 28, 1763.

Revolutionary Leadership
After Diego’s assassination, Gabriela fled to Tayum, Abra to seek refuge in the house of her paternal uncle, Nicolas Cariño. She later assumed her husband's role as commander of the rebel troops and achieved a “priestess” status amongst her community and followers. Her popular image as the bolo-wielding "la Generala" on horseback stems from this period. On September 10, 1763, Silang tried to besiege Vigan but the Spanish fought against her, forcing her into hiding. She retreated to Abra where the Spanish later captured her. On September 20, 1763, Silang and her troops were executed by hanging in Vigan's central plaza.