Mariano Limjap

In this Filipino name, normally written in reverse, the first or paternal family name is Limjap and the second or maternal family name is Nolasco.

Mariano Limjap
Member of the Malolos Congress from Manila
In office September 15, 1898 – November 13, 1899 Serving with Félix Ferrer Pascual, Teodoro Gonzales Leaño and Arsenio Cruz Herrera
Personal details
Born	October 19, 1856
Died	March 4, 1926(1926-03-04) (aged 69)
Resting place	Manila North Cemetery
Spouse	María Escolar
Children	Esperanza Osmeña
Occupation	Businessman, philanthropist, nationalist, revolutionary
Known for	Member of the Katipunan; financier of La Liga Filipina

National historical marker installed in 2009 at the [Equitable Bank Building in Binondo, Manila

Mariano Limjap y Nolasco (October 19, 1856 – March 4, 1926) was a Filipino revolutionary who was part of the Katipunan. He was also a financier of La Liga Filipina. He was a businessman (considered one of the best in the country), philanthropist, and nationalist. He was incarcerated by the Spanish for funding the Manila battalion. During the Malolos Congress, he was one of the four elected members from Manila. After the Philippine–American War, he was included in the committee for the creation of a Rizal monument in Luneta as decreed by Act No. 243, approved by the United States Philippine Commission.

His daughter, Esperanza Osmeña became the wife of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña and was the fourth First Lady of the Philippines.

References

• "Mariano Limjap (1856–1926)". (2009). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Historical marker, Binondo, Manila.

External links

• House of Limjap: The 19th Century Founding of a Philippine Chinese Mestizo Family