Manuel Roxas

Birth Name: Manuel Roxas y Acuña

Date of Birth: January 1, 1892

Place of Birth: Capiz (now Roxas City), Capiz, Captaincy General of the Philippines

Date of Death: April 15, 1948

Place of Death: Clark Air Base, Pampanga, Philippines

Ethnicity: Filipino [including Capiznon, Tagalog], some Spanish and Chinese

Manuel Roxas was a Filipino lawyer and soldier. He served as the fifth President of the Philippines, from May 28, 1946 to April 15, 1948, his death. He was also Senator of the Philippines, from July 9, 1945 to May 25, 1946, and President of the Senate of the Philippines, from July 9, 1945 to May 25, 1946, among other duties.

Manuel was the son of Rosario Acuña y Villaruz and Gerardo Roxas y Arroyo. He was married to Trinidad Roura de Leon, with whom he had two children, including politician Gerardo Roxas, who was Senate Minority Leader, from January 26, 1970 to September 23, 1972. He had an affair with Juanita Muriedas McIlvain. One of their granddaughters is beauty queen Margarita Moran-Floirendo.

Manuel’s paternal grandfather was Antonio Roxas y Andrés (or Antonio Andrés Roxas in Filipino, the son of Francisco Roxas and Rosalía Andrés). Antonio was born in Masinloc, Zambales, and was of part Spanish descent.

Manuel’s paternal grandmother was Bonifacia Luis y Hernández (or Bonifacia Hernández Luis in Filipino, the daughter of Mamerto Luis and Teodorica Hernández y de la Concepción, or Teodorica de la Concepción Hernández in Filipino). Bonifacia was born in San Miguel, Manila. Mamerto was Tagalog, from Meycauayan, Bulacan, the son of Luis Bautista and Melchora Angelina. Manuel’s great-grandmother Teodorica was of part Spanish descent, from San Miguel, Manila, the daughter of Anastacio Hernández and María de la Concepción.

Manuel’s maternal grandfather was Eleuterio Acuña y Marino (or Eleuterio Marino Acuña, the son of Sabás Mariano Acuña y Maté, or Sabás Mariano Maté Acuña in Filipino, and of Eduarda Mariano Chitco y de Santa Rosa, or Eduarda de Santa Rosa Mariano Chitco in Filipino, whose original paternal family name is Dimchoco). Manuel’s grandfather Eleuterio was born in Binondo, Manila. Manuel’s great-grandfather Mariano was the son of Joaquín de Acuña y de la Rosa, or Joaquín de la Rosa de Acuña in Filipino, who was of part Spanish descent; and of María Candelaria Maté y García, or María Candelaria García Maté in Filipino. Manuel’s great-grandmother Eduarda was of part Chinese descent, the daughter of Gregorio Mariano Chitco and Tranquilina de Santa Rosa.

Through Eleuterio, he is a first cousin, twice removed, of actress and singer Denise Laurel. Manuel’s mother was a sister of Denise’s maternal great-grandmother, Soledad Acuña y Villaruz.

Manuel’s maternal grandmother was Ramona Villaruz y Andrada (the daughter of Paulino Villaruz and Eugenia Andrada y Villagracia).

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