Bayani Balite

Bayani Balite was born on 18 February 1621 in Imus City, Cavite, Philippines.
In 1633,he moved to Batangas City, Batangas where he joined a trading line that frequently sailed to Iloilo City, Iloilo and Cebu City, Cebu.
In 1637, he had a son, Alonso Balite. 
He was good at martial arts and because of this, in 1640, 2 members of the Mexican Audax Brotherhood (Javier Prieto and Pelayo Iglesia) approached him in Cebu City and asked him to join the Audax Brotherhood along with Gahum Tubigon. He agreed and they took him to Silinog Island, Zamboanga del Norte. There, members of the Spanish Audax Brotherhood (Alberto Don Julio, Alfonso Banderas and Pelayo Almodovar) trained him.