Trinidad Roxas
Politician
1900 – 1995
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Who was Trinidad Roxas?
Trinidad de León-Roxas 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.
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.
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- Born
- 1900
- Also known as
- First lady Trinidad Roxas
- Spouses
- Manuel Roxas
(1921 - 1948/04/15)
- Manuel Roxas
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Died
- Jun 20, 1995
- Resting place
- Manila North Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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