The Battle of Pulang Lupa (Filipino: Labanan sa Pulang Lupa, Spanish: Batalla de Tierra Roja) was an engagement fought on September 13, 1900, during the PhilippineAmerican War, between the forces of Colonel Maximo Abad and Devereux Shields, in which Abad's men defeated the American force.

"The severity with which the inhabitants have been dealt would not look well if a complete history of it were written out." Governor-General of the Philippines William Howard Taft, concerning the U.S. Army campaign on the island of Marinduque during the PhilippineAmerican War of 1899-1902 [1]

Filipinos (Filipino: Mga Pilipino) are the people who are citizens of or native to the Philippines. The majority of Filipinos today come from various Austronesian ethnolinguistic groups and non-native admixed immigrant groups, all typically speaking either Filipino (Tagalog) and/or English and/or other Philippine languages. Currently, there are more than 185 ethnolinguistic groups in the Philippines; each with its own language, identity, culture and history.