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).

• Antonio Róxas y Ureta - second great-grandfather
  • Juan Róxas y Arroyo - great-grandfather
    • Caetano Róxas - grandfather
      • Antonio Róxas II - father
        • Gerardo Róxas
          • Manuel Róxas (1892 – 1948) - son; Philippine president
            • Gerardo Manuel Róxas ("Gerry") (1924 – 1982) - grandson; Philippine senator
              • Manuel Róxas II ("Mar") (b. 1957) - great-grandson; Philippine senator, former DILG secretary
              • Gerardo Róxas, Jr. ("Dinggoy") (1960 – 1993) - great-grandson; Philippine congressman

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