Gerardo Roxas I
Gerardo Róxas (fl. estimated between 1839 and 1887 – April 21, 1891 in Panay, Philippines[1]) was the father of Manuel A. Róxas, the fifth President of the Philippines. Róxas was also the great-grandfather of former senator and Secretary of Interior and Local Government, Mar Róxas.
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).
Personal life and death
Róxas was married to Rosario Acuña y Villarruz. The couple had four children - Mamerto, Manuel, Leopoldo and Margarita. Manuel was a posthumous child, as Róxas had died after having been mortally wounded by Spanish Guardia Civil 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 de Ayala and Zóbel de Ayala clans).
- Antonio Róxas y Ureta - second great-grandfather
- Juan Róxas y Arroyo - great-grandfather
- Caetano Róxas - grandfather
- Antonio Róxas II - father
- Gerardo Róxas
- Manuel A. 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
- Gerardo Manuel Róxas ("Gerry") (1924 – 1982) - grandson; Philippine senator
- Manuel A. Róxas (1892 – 1948) - son; Philippine president
- Gerardo Róxas
- Antonio Róxas II - father
- Caetano Róxas - grandfather
- Juan Róxas y Arroyo - great-grandfather