While many Filipino revolutionaries against imperialism had taken a far more defensive role to fight for their countries independence, Trinidad Tecson was one of few women that had gone to the offensive. She would fight alongside the men in battles against the Spaniard imperialists. Her battle count would amount to twelve in Bulacan alone. She has grown into a legendary figure in Filipino history, defined by heroic tales of her deeds. This includes seizing the guns away from the civil guards from Spain and returning to the battlefield wounded a number of times.
After surviving Spanish control of the Philippines, she would return to fight in the Philippine-American War. Her immense experience on the battlefield would earn her the title of Commissary of War. Despite being one of few women in the army, her death in 1928 at the age of 80 would give her a veteran's service. Her burial in a veteran's mausoleum was unprecedented at the time and proves the boundaries that she had expanded as to what was expected of Filipino women. Her strength serves as a beacon of inspiration to many women now.