Mariano Marcos
| Mariano Marcos | |
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| Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Ilocos Norte's Second District | |
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In office 1925–1931 |
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| Preceded by | Ramon Campos |
| Succeeded by | Emilio Medina |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Mariano Marcos y Rubio April 21, 1897 Batac, Ilocos Norte, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | March 8, 1945 (aged 47) La Union, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Spouse(s) | Josefa Edralin |
| Occupation | lawyer, educator, legislator |
| Known for | Ian |
| Religion | Iglesia Filipina Independiente |
Mariano Marcos y Rubio (April 21, 1897 – March 8, 1945) was a lawyer and a politician from Ilocos Norte, Philippines. A Congressman from 1925 to 1931, he is best known for being the father of Ferdinand Marcos, who was President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986.
As with many stories about members of the Marcos family, there is some controversy about the exact nature of his death, with some versions saying he was executed by the Japanese in Bacnotan, La Union, and others saying that he was killed by guerrillas related to political rival Julio Nalundasan as a collaborator.
His name was honored as part of the names of two Philippine State Universities: the Mariano Marcos State University in Ilocos Norte, and the Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University in La Union.
Lawyer, educator, and legislator, Mariano Marcos was born in Batac, Ilocos Norte on April 21, 1897 to Fabian Marcos and Cresencia Rubio. A farmer, the elder Marcos had served as gobernadorcillo and justice of the peace of Batac after the Philippine Revolution, who championed the Ilocano language but at the same time cultivated a scholarship in the Spanish language.
A militant follower of Gregorio Aglipay and member of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente, he raised his son under the Aglipayan faith. Mariano Marcos had his primary and intermediate education in his hometown. Then he went to Manila to study at the Philippine Normal School (now the Philippine Normal University), where he graduated valedictorian, with honors in oratory and debating, in 1916.
One of his co-graduates was Josefa Edralin, a lady two years his senior (1895–1988), of landed family, whom he married that same year. They had four children:
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