Nguyen Trung Truc Temple
Is named after the 19th century resistance leader who was active in
Cochinchina during the 1860s and led the raid that resulted in the
attack on the French warship L'Esperance. Although the French
repeatedly tried to capture him, it wasn't until 1868 that they
succeeded after taking his mother and a number of civilians hostage.
He gave himself up and was executed by the French in the marketplace
on October 27, 1868.