Gerardo Roxas y Arroyo

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).

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

References

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