Trinidad de Leon-Roxas explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Trinidad Roxas
Order:First Lady of the Philippines
Term Label:In role
Term Start:May 28, 1946
Term End:April 18, 1948
President:Manuel Roxas
Predecessor:Esperanza Osmeña
Successor:Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez
Birth Name:Trinidad de Leon y Roura
Birth Date:October 4, 1900[1]
Birth Place:San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
Death Place:Philippines
Restingplace:Manila North Cemetery
Children:Gerardo 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Trinidad Roura de Leon (1900 - 1995). August 17, 2022. Geni.com.
  2. GR. 118436. March 21, 1997. August 17, 2022. Heirs of Roxas v. CA .
  3. News: 'Noynoy a sure winner in Bulacan'. Dino. Balabo. The Philippine Star. February 28, 2010. August 17, 2022.
  4. News: Carnival Queens, accomplished women. July 10, 2016. The Philippine Star. August 17, 2022.