Excelentísimo Señor Mariano Trías Closas |
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Vice President of the Tejeros Republic | |
In office March 22, 1897 – November 1, 1897 |
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President | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Preceded by | Established |
Succeeded by | Abolished |
Vice President of the Republic of Biak-na-Bato | |
In office November 1, 1897 – December 14, 1897 |
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President | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Preceded by | Established |
Succeeded by | Abolished Title next held by Francisco Carreón of the Tagalog Republic (Acting) Sergio Osmeña of the Philippine Commonwealth |
Secretary of Finance of the First Philippine Republic |
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In office January 2, 1899 – May 7, 1899 |
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President | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Preceded by | Baldomero Aguinaldo |
Succeeded by | Hugo Ilagan |
Secretary of National Defense of the First Philippine Republic |
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In office May 7, 1899 – November 13, 1899 |
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President | Emilio Aguinaldo |
Preceded by | Baldomero Aguinaldo |
Succeeded by | Teofilo Sison |
Civil Governor of Cavite | |
In office 1901–1901 |
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Personal details | |
Born |
San Francisco de Malabon (now Gen. Trias), Cavite, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
October 12, 1868
Died | February 22, 1914 Manila, Philippine Islands |
(aged 45)
Nationality | Filipino |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | María Concepción Ferrer |
Mariano Trías y Closas (Spanish: [ˈmaˈɾjano ˈtɾiˈas] : October 12, 1868 – February 22, 1914) is considered to be the first de facto Philippine Vice President of that revolutionary government established at the Tejeros Convention - an assembly of Philippine revolutionary leaders that elected officials of the revolutionary movement against the colonial government of Spain. When that assembly broke into factions, a truce known as the Pact of Biak-na-Bato was signed by the group and also recognized the elected officials and Trias as the vice president of Emilio Aguinaldo, who is also considered to be the first President of the Philippines. With the promulgation of the Malolos Constitution by the Malolos Convention, the First Philippine Republic was born. Under this Aguinaldo administration, Trias served in the cabinet initially as Secretary of Finance and, later, as Secretary of War.
He was married to María Concepción Ferrer with whom he had eight children.
Mariano was the fifth of the nine children of Don Balbino Trías, a Cabeza de Barangay and Justice of the Peace during the Spanish regime who, after his term of office, become a landowner-farmer. His mother was Gabriela Closas.
He had primary schooling under the tutorship of Eusebio Chaves and Cipriano Gonzales, both local school teachers. Later, he was sent to Manila and enrolled at Colegio de San Juan de Letran for his Bachelor of Arts, then to University of Santo Tomas for his course in Medicine, which he was able to finish as he returned home to help his relatives manage the farm holdings.