In this encounter, Aguinaldo left to him the leadership of the successful attack on the convent and church and on the Spanish guards.[5] On April 2nd of 1898, he led a battle along with Simeón Ola, Glicerio Delgado and other Filipino revolutionaries at Camalig in Albay province.During the Philippine–American War, he would be given command of Albay to establish a local republican government.[6] On July 4, 1904, due to lack of ammunition, he surrendered to the American forces.During his political career, he became a teniente mayor, Cabeza de barangay, Gobernadorcillo and a secretary to the tribunal.