Gerardo Roxas y Luis (fl. estimated between 1839 and 1887 – April 21, 1891 on Panay, Philippines[1]) was the father of Manuel Roxas, the fifth President of the Philippines. Roxas was also the great-grandfather of former senator and Secretary of the Interior and Local Government, Mar Roxas.

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

Early life

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

Personal life and death

Roxas was married to Rosario Acuña y Villaruz. The couple had two children - Mamerto and Manuel. Manuel was a posthumous child, as Roxas had died after having been mortally wounded by Spanish Guardia Civil before Manuel was born.

Lineage

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

References

  1. ↑ "Gerardo Arroyo Rojas, Sr [sic]".
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