Manolo Elizalde
Manuel "Manolo" Elizalde Sr. y Díaz[1][2][3][4] was a prominent Filipino businessman.
Biography
Elizalde was born in Manila to José Joaquín Elizalde and Carmen Díaz Moreau. He was a brother of diplomat Joaquín Miguel ("Mike"), Juan Miguel, Ángel, Federico ("Fred") and Carmen ("Carmenchu") Elizalde.
During the 1920s, he was nicknamed "Lizz" Elizalde, playing the clarinet and the saxophone alongside his brother Fred.[5]
He was married to Mary Cadwallader and among the couple's children were Manuel Jr. ("Manda"),[6] Mary Ruth and Fred J. Elizalde.
Business
In 1936, he and his brothers established Elizalde & Company, Inc. after acquiring the major businesses of
In 1946, Elizalde and his brothers established
Sports
From the 1920s to the 1930s, Elizalde was an avid
As a sports patron, he founded the YCO and the original Tanduay basketball teams.
References
- ^ "The Elizalde Family". philippines.mom-rsf.org. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ISBN 9780874175905.
- ^ "The Most Influential and Enduring Families of the Philippines". Townandcountry.ph.
- ^ "PBA Hall of Fame". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Manuel "Lizz" Elizalde biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Tribesman's Mentor". The New York Times. 13 August 1970. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ISBN 0-87417-590-9.
- ^ House of Representatives, Republic of the Philippines. "H.B. 4136" (PDF). Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ^ Harrison, F.B. "Diary of Francis Burton Harrison, March 24, 1935". The Philippine Diary Project. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ "Polo history in the Philippines". The Manila Times. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 31 May 2018.