Diosdado Macapagal

Birth Name: Diosdado Pangan Macapagal

Date of Birth: September 28, 1910

Place of Birth: Lubao, Pampanga, Philippines

Date of Death: April 21, 1997

Place of Death: Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines

Ethnicity: Filipino [Kapampangan, Tagalog]

Diosdado Macapagal was a Filipino politician. He was the 9th President of the Philippines, and the 5th President of the Third Republic, from December 30, 1961 to December 30, 1965. He was also the 5th Vice-President of the Philippines, from December 30, 1957 to December 30, 1961, and the 2nd President of the 1971 Philippine Constitutional Convention, from June 14, 1971 to January 17, 1973.

His father, Urbano Macapagal y Romero (or Urbano Romero Macapagal in Filipino), was a native of Lubao, Pampanga. His mother, Romana Pangan y Montemayor (or Romana Montemayor Pangan in Filipino), was a native of Floridablanca, Pampanga. He was married to physician Evangelina “Eva” dela Cruz Macaraeg, until his death. He was previously married to Purita Lim de la Rosa, until her death. He had two children with Purita and two children with Evangelina.

Diosdado’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to his fourth great-grandfather, Sotero Macapagal. The surname Macapagal came from his direct ancestor, Juan Macapagal, who was the great-grandson of Lakandula, the last Lakan (king or paramount ruler) of the pre-colonial Kingdom of Tondo, before the arrival of Spaniards in the 1570s.

His daughter, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, is the 14th President of the Philippines.

Diosdado’s paternal grandfather was Demetrio Macapagal y Galang (or Demetrio Galang Macapagal in Filipino, the son of Quirino Macapagal y Paguio, or Quirino Paguio Macapagal, and of Valentina Galang y García, or Valentina García Galang). Quirino was the son of Pedro Macapagal y Muldung, or Pedro Muldung Macapagal in Filipino, and of María Gracia Paguio y Capulong, or María Gracia Capulong Paguio in Filipino.

Diosdado’s paternal grandmother was Escolástica Romero y de la Cruz (or Escolástica de la Cruz Romero in Filipino, the daughter of Clemente Romero and María de la Cruz). Escolástica was Tagalog, from Cavite, Cavite (now Cavite City).

Diosdado’s maternal grandfather was Atanacio Pangan y Miguel (or Atanacio Miguel Pangan in Filipino, the son of Pascual Pangan y Morales, or Pascual Morales Pangan in Filipino, and of Genoveva Miguel y Lingad, or Genoveva Lingad Miguel in Filipino). Atanacio was born in Lubao, Pampanga, Central Luzon. Pascual was the son of Juan Pangan y Maano, or Juan Maano Pangan in Filipino, and of Juana Morales. Genoveva was the daughter of Roman Miguel y Tolentino, or Roman Tolentino Miguel in Filipino, and of María Concepción Lingad y Bartolo, or María Concepción Bartolo Lingad in Filipino.

Diosdado’s maternal grandmother was Lorenza Montemayor y Suing (or Lorenza Suing Montemayor in Filipino, the daughter of Juan Montemayor and Camila Suing). Lorenza was born in Floridablanca, Pampanga, Central Luzon. The surname Suing is of possibly Chinese origin. However, it is not clear if Camila was of Chinese origin.

Source: Genealogy of Diosdado Macapagal – http://www.geni.com