Trinidad de Leon-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).

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[1] 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
Parents	Ceferino de Leon (father) Maria Roura (mother)

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 and senator. 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.