Trinidad de Leon-Roxas

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Roura, the birth surname or paternal family name is de Leon, and the marital name is Roxas.
Trinidad Roxas
First Lady of the Philippines
In role
May 28, 1946 – April 18, 1948
PresidentManuel Roxas
Preceded byEsperanza Osmeña
Succeeded byVictoria Quirino-Gonzalez
Personal details
Born
Trinidad de Leon y Roura

(1900-10-04)October 4, 1900[1]
San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
DiedJune 20, 1995(1995-06-20) (aged 94)
Philippines
Resting placeManila North Cemetery
Spouse
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(m. 1921; died 1948)​
ChildrenGerardo Roxas
Ruby Roxas

Trinidad de Leon-Roxas (née de Leon y Roura; October 4, 1900 – June 20, 1995[2]) was the wife of Philippine President Manuel Roxas and the fifth First Lady of the Philippines. They were married in 1921 and had two children, Ruby and Gerardo (Gerry).

A native of San Miguel, Bulacan,[3] De León-Roxas was the daughter of Ceferino de Leon, who was a member of the Malolos Congress. She was also a beauty pageant contestant, having been crowned Carnival Queen (Queen of the Orient) at the Manila Carnival in 1920.[4]

As the country's first lady during the post-war years, De León-Roxas got involved in various charitable organizations such as the White Cross and the Girl Scouts of the Philippines and restored the annual Malacañang Christmas gift-giving begun prior to World War II. The annual gift-giving has become a tradition to this day.

De León-Roxas died on June 20, 1995.

References

  1. ^ "Trinidad Roura de Leon (1900 - 1995)". Geni.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  2. ^ G.R. No. 118436 (March 21, 1997), Heirs of Roxas v. CA, retrieved August 17, 2022
  3. ^ Balabo, Dino (February 28, 2010). "'Noynoy a sure winner in Bulacan'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
  4. ^ "Carnival Queens, accomplished women". The Philippine Star. July 10, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of the Philippines
1946–1948 		Succeeded by