HISTORY
THE FOURTH GENERATION BLANCOS – 1830s.
THE FOURTH GENERATION BLANCOS – 1830s.
LINE OF RAMON ESCOBAR BLANCO #1
LINE OF RAMON ESCOBAR BLANCO #1
The Children of Ramon Escobar Blanco
The Children of Ramon Escobar Blanco
A Deputy Governor – and the Casanova of the town!
A Deputy Governor – and the Casanova of the town!
Bienvenido Ronquillo Blanco (around 1867-1949) was one of the 8 children of Ramon with Margarita de la Rosa Ronquillo of Cebu..
Bienvenido Ronquillo Blanco (around 1867-1949) was one of the 8 children of Ramon with Margarita de la Rosa Ronquillo of Cebu..
Bienvenido was a Deputy Governor in Agusan del Sur, where he was known to have several women and children out of marriage. Married to Pia Pelaez Lira (grandaunt of Philippine Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez), Bienvenido got the wrath of a woman’s scorned, when he was estranged from the family at the time of his death, dying a poor man with another woman. He had 10 children with Pia, most of them grew up in Cebu.
Bienvenido was a Deputy Governor in Agusan del Sur, where he was known to have several women and children out of marriage. Married to Pia Pelaez Lira (grandaunt of Philippine Vice President Emmanuel Pelaez), Bienvenido got the wrath of a woman’s scorned, when he was estranged from the family at the time of his death, dying a poor man with another woman. He had 10 children with Pia, most of them grew up in Cebu.
Photo and pass-on information: around 1900s, courtesy of Josefina Blanco de Guzman
Photo and pass-on information: around 1900s, courtesy of Josefina Blanco de Guzman
The Children of Bienvenido Ronquillo Blanco (Cebu)-1950s
The Children of Bienvenido Ronquillo Blanco (Cebu)-1950s
Standing: #5 Leonora "Nonong" Blanco-Calamba, #8 Dr. Petronio Lira Blanco, Enrique Fernandez (husband of Caridad), #9 Atty. Fidel Lira Blanco and Esperanza Lira Blanco-Veloso.
Standing: #5 Leonora "Nonong" Blanco-Calamba, #8 Dr. Petronio Lira Blanco, Enrique Fernandez (husband of Caridad), #9 Atty. Fidel Lira Blanco and Esperanza Lira Blanco-Veloso.
Seated: #10 Caridad Blanco-Fernandez
Seated: #10 Caridad Blanco-Fernandez