
(Maximo Inocencio, photo credit: Wikipedia Commons)

On November 18, 1833, Maximo Inocencio, a contractor, ship-builder, lumberman and one of the 13 martyrs of Cavite was born in Cavite. He was the oldest of the 13 martyrs.

Inocencio was first implicated in the Cavite Mutiny of 1872 and was subsequently exiled to Cartagena, Spain for 10 years. After his pardon, he returned to his hometown but was again implicated in the 1896 revolt and was subsequently executed on September 12, 1896 as one of the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite.