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Manuel L. Quezon

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Birth Name: Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina

Date of Birth: August 19, 1877

Place of Birth: Baler, El Príncipe (now Aurora), Philippines

Date of Death: August 1, 1944

Place of Death: Saranac Lake, New York, U.S.

Ethnicity: Filipino (Tagalog), some Chinese and Spanish (Extremaduran)

Manuel L. Quezon was a Filipino statesman, soldier, and politician. He served as the 2nd President of the Philippines, from November 15, 1935 to August 1, 1944, his death.

Former President Quezon’s father, Lucio Quezon, was a soldier, from Dilao (now Paco), Manila, and was of part Chinese descent. Former President Quezon’s mother, María Dolores Molina, was a Spanish mestiza, also from Baler.

Former President Quezon was married to his first cousin, Aurora Antonia Aragón y Molina (or Aurora Antonia Molina Aragón in Filipino), with whom he had four children.

Former President Quezon’s paternal grandparents were likely Estanislao Quezon and Anastacia Vélez y Montes (or Anastacia Montes Vélez in Filipino).

Former President Quezon’s maternal grandparents were José [Eusebio] Urbina de Esparragosa and Brígida Molina. José was a Spanish Franciscan friar, from Esparragosa de la Serena, Badajoz, and was likely the son of Pedro Urbina Morales and María de los Dolores, who was a foundling. Owing that his likely mother has no surname, he took the family name based on his hometown. Brígida was Filipina.

Source: Genealogy of Manuel L. Quezon – https://www.geni.com


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