Mario Cruz

Mario Cruz was born on 4 May 1731 in Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines.
In 1750, he became a soldier in the Filipino Audax Brotherhood and by 1757, he had reached the rank of Coronel under the command of General Rodrigo Pasay.
In 1763, during a meeting in British occupied Manila, Metro Manila, they were attacked by pro-Spanish rebels from Cavite. The leader of the Filipino Brotherhood, Kusog Craneo was killed and Cruz was fired along with Mariano Enriquez. The day after the attack, 3 representatives of the brotherhood were invited to London by John Stuart. They would have been transported by HMS Edinburgh. So Enriquez and Cruz sneaked onto the ship because they had nothing to loose in Manila.
During the trip, they were starving and they hid in the cabin of Manuel Luzon, Jose Dapitan, Marco Craneo and Kahayag Craneo. During the trip, Enriquez became very ill so the ship had to stop in Lisbon, Portugal where he passed away.
In 1764, in Southampton, Hampshire, several British soldiers shot him.