León_Kilat
León Kilat
Filipino revolutionary leader (1873-1898)
Lieutenant-General Eulogio Pantaleón Villegas y Soldi (July 27, 1873 – April 8, 1898), better known by his nom-de-guerre León Kilat (literally "Lightning Lion" in Cebuano), was a Filipino revolutionary leader in Cebu during the Philippine Revolution against the Spanish Empire. He was born in Bacong, Negros Oriental, to Policarpio Villegas Vergara and Úrsula Soldi. His grandparents were Pedro Villegas, and Dorotea Vergara, the daughter of a Vallehermoso capitán.[citation needed]