Juan Cailles, born in Nasugbu, Batangas, on November 10, 1871. Born to Hipolito Cailles, a Frenchman and Maria Kaupama, a woman of Indian extraction to a Maharaja and Maharani. Cailles graduated from the Escuela Normal run by Jesuits in Manila. Afterwards, he became as a schoolteacher in two towns in Cavite. He taught for five years in the public schools of Amaya, Tanza, and in Rosario, Cavite, when the premature discovery of the Katipunan in Manila forced Andres Bonifacio to take to the field of Balintawak and raise the flag of revolt. Cailles therefore lost no time in organizing a strong force made up of fathers of his own pupils. To them he remained Maestrong Cailles despite his successive promotions in military rank. He took part in many bloody encounters with the Spaniards, particularly in those engagements resulting in the deaths of his superior officers like General Candido Tria Tirona, Edilberto Evangelista, and Crispulo Aguinaldo, thus facilitating his rapid promotions to higher ranks to fill up the vacuum. Nasugbu is a 1st class municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1871 (MDCCCLXXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Katipunan was a secret society founded in the Philippines by Andrés Bonifacio aimed towards liberating the country from the Spanish colonizers. ... El Supremo Andrés Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (November 30, 1863 - May 10, 1897) was a leader in the revolution of the Philippines against Spanish colonial rule, the first revolution in Asia against European colonial rule. ...

In any case, Cailles was such a dashing and gallant military leader that made him a class by himself. In the famous Battle of Mabitac, in Laguna Province, on September 17, 1900, Cailles’ troops outmaneuvered and routed a strong American contingent led by Colonel Cheetham. Magnanimous in victory, Cailles allowed Cheetham to recover from the field the bodies of eight slain American soldiers, together with all their personal belongings. This treatment provided a sharp contrast to the American despoliation of General Gregorio del Pilar’s corpse in the Battle of Tirad Pass on December 2, 1899. The Battle of Mabitac was an engagement in the Philippine-American War, when on September 17, 1900, Filipinos under General Juan Cailles defeated an American force commanded by Colonel Benjamin F. Cheatham. ... For other uses, see Laguna (disambiguation). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday. ... Gregorio del Pilar was one of the youngest generals in the Philippine-American War. ... Combatants United States Philippines Commanders Major P.C. March Gregorio del Pilar Strength 500 60 Casualties 2 dead and 9 wounded 52 dead and wounded The Battle of Tirad Pass, sometimes referred to as the Philippine Thermopylae was a battle in the Philippine-American War fought on December 2, 1899... December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...

After serving as acting chief of operations in the first zone of Manila during the Philippine-American War, Cailles was appointed by Aguinaldo as military governor of Laguna and half of Tayabas (now Quezon) province. The capture of Aguinaldo in Palanan, Isabela, on March 23, 1901 convinced Cailles that the war was lost, and so he surrendered to the American on June 20. Combatants United States The Philippines Commanders Elwell Stephen Otis Emilio Aguinaldo Strength 126,000 soldiers 80,000 soldiers Casualties 4,324 U.S. soldiers dead 2,840 wounded; 2,000 killed, dead, or wounded of the Philippine Constabulary 16,000 soldiers killed est. ... March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... June 20 is the 171st day of the year (172nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 194 days remaining. ...

Cailles then directed his efforts toward rebuilding the country from the ashes of war. He served as governor of Laguna from 1901 to 1910,and again from 1916 to 1925. After his gubernatorial term, he was appointed representative of the Mountain Province in the Philippine Legislature in 1925 and reappointed in 1928. In 1931 Cailles was again selected governor of Laguna, and reelected in 1934.

It was during his term as governor that the Sakdal uprising flared up on May 2, 1935, in Sta. Rosa and Cabuyao, Laguna. The revolt was suppressed in record time, thanks to Cailles’ firm administration and revolutionary experience, Cailles had also a hand in the capture of Teodoro Agoncillo, ‘Terror of the Sierra.” May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1935 (MCMXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Cailles died on June 21, 1951, a victim of heart attack. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...