Gerardo Roxas y Luis

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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Roxas and the second or maternal family name is Luis.

Gerardo Roxas y Luis (fl. estimated between 1839 and 1887 – April 21, 1891 on Panay, Philippines) 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 Rojas and the great-grandson of Juan Pablo Rojas y Arroyo (the son of Antonio Rojas y Ureta). He has a brother named Faustino.

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 Rojas 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 Rojas y Ureta - second great-grandfather
  • Juan Pablo Rojas y Arroyo - great-grandfather
    • Caetano Rojas y Romero - 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