Gerardo Roxas I

This article is about the father of former Philippine president Manuel Roxas. For his grandson, see Gerardo Roxas.

Gerardo Róxas (fl. estimated in between 1839 and 1887 April 21, 1891 in Panay, Philippines[1]), is the father of Manuel Roxas, the fifth President of the Philippines who served from 1946 until 1948. Roxas is also the great-grandfather of former senator and Secretary of Interior and Local Government, Mar Roxas.

Róxas served as a military soldier and servant in the Spanish Colonial Era in the Philippines.

Early life

Róxas was born to Antonio Róxas II in Capiz, Panay Island. He was a grandson of Caetano Róxas and the great-grandson of Juan Róxas y Arroyo (the son of Antonio Róxas y Ureta and Lucina Arroyo-Róxas).

Personal life and death

Róxas was married to Rosario Acuña y Villaruz. The couple had four children - Mamerto, Manuel, Leopoldo and Margarita. His son, Manuel, was a posthumous child, as he had died after having been mortally wounded by Spanish Guardia Civil the year before Manuel was born.

Lineage

Róxas was a descendant of Antonio Róxas y Ureta, the brother of Domingo Róxas y Ureta (1782-1843) (who was a progenitor of the Róxas-Zobel de Ayala clan).

References

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