Trece Martires, officially
City of Trece Martires is a component
city in the
province of
Cavite,
Philippines. The city was the former provincial capital, and still serves as the seat of the provincial government of Cavite, where most of the provincial offices are located. The city was named after the
Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite, a group of prominent Caviteños who were convicted of
rebellion and executed by the
Spanish colonial government on September 12, 1896 in the old port city of
Cavite during the
Philippine Revolution. According to the 2010 census, the city has a population of 104,559 people with a land area of and an income classification of 1st class.