Potenciano Lesaca | |
Office: | Member of the Philippine National Assembly from Zambales' Lone District |
Term Start: | November 15, 1935 |
Term End: | 1938 |
Predecessor: | Felipe Estrella |
Successor: | Valentin Afable |
Office2: | Governor of Zambales |
Term Start2: | 1901 |
Term End2: | 1903 |
Birth Date: | Botolan, born January 1, 1871 : died October 4, 1941 |
Children: | Eduardo, Potenciano Jr, Trinidad, Alicia, Luis, Cesar, Corazón, Estella, and Aida |
Parents: | Luis Lesaca and Juana Garcia |
Potenciano Lesaca Born on 1 January 1871, in Botolan, Zambales, Philippines, the son of Luis Lesaca y Navarro and Juana García y Abellana, he was a Filipino politician and businessman who became the first civil governor of Zambales, a province of the Philippines in the Central Luzon region.[1] He served from 1901 to 1903, and was the first governor of the American era. His brother, Juan Lesaca, was governor from 1910 to 1916.[2]
From 1935 to 1938, he represented Zambales at the 1st National Assembly of the Philippines. This meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines passed a total of 415 laws.[3]