Mariano Fernando Ledesma Lacson

Brief Life History of Mariano Fernando Ledesma

When Mariano Fernando Ledesma Lacson was born in August 1862, in Molo, Iloilo City, Iloilo, Philippines, his father, Lucio Petronila Lacson, was 32 and his mother, Clara Zanico Ledesma, was 33. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Concepcion Sison Diaz. He died on 3 February 1948, in Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Mariano Fernando Ledesma Lacson
1862–1948
Cora Marie Braga
1870–1910
Mercedes Braga Lacson
1888–1985
Natividad Braga LACSON
1890–
Felipe Braga Lacson
1894–
Hon. Rafael Lacson
1896–1979
Consolacion Braga Lacson
1899–
Eduardo Braga Lacson
1900–1980
still unborn Braga Lacson
1900–
Angelina Braga Lacson
1908–
Ramon Braga Lacson
1910–1997
Sophia Braga Lacson
1900–

Sources (6)

  • Mariano Ledesma Lacson, "Philippines Deaths and Burials, 1726-1957"
  • Mariano Lacson in entry for Ernesto Lacson and Leticia Mombay, "Philippines Civil Registration (National), 1945-1984"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Mariano Fernando Ledesma Lacson - Memory of Someone: death:

World Events (4)

1898

The U.S. navy destroys the Spanish fleet in Manila Bay. Spain cedes the Philippines to the U.S. under the Treaty of Paris in December, Philippines rebel leader Emilio Aguinaldo declares the Philippines independent on June 12, which will be recognized in the future as the Philippines' Independence Day.

1902

"Insurrection ends. Taft improves economic conditions, settles disputes over church ownership of land, establishes ""Pensionado""program, allowing Filipinos to study in U.S. , which helped modernize and westernize the country."

1935

Filipino people approve constitution creating the Philippine Commonwealth with Manuel Quezon y Molina as the first president. The Philippines is promised full independence within 10 years.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Spanish Jose, Eduardo, Atilano, Carolina, Francisco, Leticia, Mario, Renato, Aida, Amalia, Amante, Arsenio.

Filipino: Chinese Filipino surname formed with Chinese 孫 or sūn ‘grandchild’ as the second element. The first element, 六 in Chinese, means ‘sixth’, a reference to birth order.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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The Ruins

The mansion was built in the early 1900’s by the sugar baron, Don Mariano Ledesma Lacson (1865-1948) and was home to his unmarried children with his first wife, Maria Braga Lacson (+1911), a Portugues …

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