Gerardo Roxas y Luis
Gerardo Roxas y Luis (fl. estimated between 1839 and 1887 – April 21, 1891 on
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
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
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
- Gerardo Manuel Roxas ("Gerry") (1924 – 1982) - grandson; Philippine senator
- Manuel Roxas (1892 – 1948) - son; Philippine president
- Gerardo Roxas y Luis
- Caetano Rojas y Romero - grandfather
- Juan Pablo Rojas y Arroyo - great-grandfather