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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
President	Manuel Roxas
Preceded by	Esperanza Osmeña
Succeeded by	Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez

Personal details
Born	Trinidad de Leon y Roura (1900-10-04)October 4, 1900 San Miguel, Bulacan, Philippine Islands
Died	June 20, 1995(1995-06-20) (aged 94) Philippines
Resting place	Manila North Cemetery
Spouse	Manuel Roxas (m. 1921; died 1948)
Children	Gerardo Roxas Ruby Roxas

Trinidad de Leon-Roxas (née de Leon y Roura; October 4, 1900 – June 20, 1995) 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, 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.

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

"Trinidad Roura de Leon (1900 - 1995)". Geni.com. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
G.R. No. 118436 (March 21, 1997), Heirs of Roxas v. CA, retrieved August 17, 2022
Balabo, Dino (February 28, 2010). "'Noynoy a sure winner in Bulacan'". The Philippine Star. Retrieved August 17, 2022.
"Carnival Queens, accomplished women". The Philippine Star. July 10, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2022.

Honorary titles
Preceded byEsperanza Osmeña	First Lady of the Philippines 1946–1948	Succeeded byVictoria Syquia Quirino

v t e First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines
Hilaria Aguinaldo (1899–1901) Aurora Quezon (1935–1944) Pacencia Laurel (1943–1945) Esperanza Osmeña (1944–1946) Trinidad Roxas (1946–1948) Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez (1948–1953) Luz Magsaysay (1953–1957) Leonila Garcia (1957–1961) Eva Macapagal (1961–1965) Imelda Marcos (1965–1986) None (1986–1992) Amelita Ramos (1992–1998) Loi Ejercito (1998–2001) Jose Miguel Arroyo (2001–2010) None (2010–2022) Liza Marcos (2022–)
Daughter of Elpidio Quirino. Assumed title as her father was a widower. Corazon Aquino was widowed before her term. Benigno Aquino III was unmarried Although Rodrigo Duterte has Cielito Avanceña as his common-law wife, there is no designated First Lady. See also: Spouses of presidents of the Philippines

First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines

Hilaria Aguinaldo (1899–1901)
Aurora Quezon (1935–1944)
Pacencia Laurel (1943–1945)
Esperanza Osmeña (1944–1946)
Trinidad Roxas (1946–1948)
Victoria Quirino-Gonzalez (1948–1953)
Luz Magsaysay (1953–1957)
Leonila Garcia (1957–1961)
Eva Macapagal (1961–1965)
Imelda Marcos (1965–1986)
None (1986–1992)
Amelita Ramos (1992–1998)
Loi Ejercito (1998–2001)
Jose Miguel Arroyo (2001–2010)
None (2010–2022)
Liza Marcos (2022–)

Daughter of Elpidio Quirino. Assumed title as her father was a widower. Corazon Aquino was widowed before her term. Benigno Aquino III was unmarried Although Rodrigo Duterte has Cielito Avanceña as his common-law wife, there is no designated First Lady. See also: Spouses of presidents of the Philippines

v t e Spouses of the president of the Philippines
Hilaria Aguinaldo María Agoncillo-Aguinaldo Aurora Quezon Pacencia Laurel Estefania Veloso Osmeña Esperanza Osmeña Trinidad Roxas Alicia Syquia Quirino Luz Magsaysay Leonila Garcia Purita Macapagal Eva Macapagal Imelda Marcos Benigno Aquino Jr. Amelita Ramos Loi Ejercito Jose Miguel Arroyo Elizabeth Zimmerman Honeylet Avanceña Liza Araneta Marcos
Married after their spouse's presidency Died prior to their spouse's presidency Marriage annulled prior to spouse's presidency. Unmarried domestic partner Benigno Aquino III was unmarried See also: First ladies and gentlemen of the Philippines

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