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General Crispulo Aguinaldo, elder brother of General Emilio Aguinaldo, died in the battle of Pasong Santol, a zigzag trail between Imus and Dasmarinas located in the present barangay Anabu II, Imus, Cavite. On March 22, 1897, Crispulo attended the Tejeros Assembly. He left for Pasong Santol to notify his younger brother of his election as president of the revolutionary government. He urged Emilio to assume the presidency in order to effect the reorganization of the government. Emilio, however, refused to leave his command as he knew that the Spanish forces were advancing from Dasmaridas to Imus; he wanted to block their way and annihilate the cazadores. Crispulo offered to take over the command at Pasong Santol so Emilio could go to Tejeros and formally accept his electiont. He vowed that the Spanish forces could only take Pasong Santol over his dead body. Aware of the dauntless courage of his brother Emilio relinquished his command and proceeded to Tejeros. On March 23, 1897, Generals Aguinaldo, Mariano Trias and Artemio Ricarte took their oaths as President, Vice-President and Captain General of the revolutionary government in Santa Cruz de Malabon (modern-day Tanza) in Cavite, as did the rest of the officers, except Bonifacio. Two Filipino soldiers fighting the Spanish behind cogon grass. On March 24, the Spaniards attacked and captured Pasong Santol. Although wounded, Crispulo fought on gallantly. He died at the age of 33. Crispulo was the fifth of eight children of Carlos Aguinaldo and Trinidad Famy of Noveleta, Cavite. He was born on June 10,1863 (six years older than Emilio) in Binakayan, Kawit. He obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree from San Juan de Letran College. Like his younger brother, Crispulo was a mason and a Katipunero, although he remained in good terms with the Recollect friars in the Kawit Parish. He took part in the Battle of Binakayan on November 9-11, 1896, and led successful raids on enemy positions in Muntinlupa, Taguig, and Pateros in Morong (now Rizal) Province. Crispulo had been gobernadorcillo several times before Emilio became capitan municipal of Cavite el Viejo (now Kawit). When he died defending Pasong Santol, Crispulo left a widow, Irenea Aranzanzo, who was on the family way. She later gave birth to a boy, who was named after his distinguished father.

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