Juan Luna was born in Ilocos Norte on October 23, 1857, and died in Hong Kong on December 7, 1899. Famous for three things:
1. His great painting Spoliarium, which won him the gold prize at the 1884 Madrid Exposition
2. Murdering his wife and mother-in-law in France, then being punished with a fine of one franc
3. Being the brother of Antonio Luna, a general in the Philippine-American War