Esperanza Osmeña
Esperanza Limjap-Osmeña | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of the Philippines | |
| In office 1 August 1944 – 28 May 1946 | |
| Preceded by | Pacencia Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Trinidad Roxas |
| Second Lady of the Philippines | |
| In office 15 November 1935 – 1 August 1944 | |
| Preceded by | Maria Concepcion Trias |
| Succeeded by | Victoria Quirino-Delgado |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Esperanza Limjap y Escolar December 18, 1894 San Miguel, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines[1] |
| Died | April 4, 1978 (aged 83) Makati, Philippines[1] |
| Spouse(s) | Sergio Osmeña (1920–1961; his death); 3 children |
Esperanza Escolar Limjap-Osmeña (December 18, 1894 – April 4, 1978)[1] was the second wife of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña and is considered the fourth First Lady of the Philippines.
Biography
Esperanza Limjap y Escolar was born in San Miguel, Manila to Mariano Limjap y Nolasco and María Escolar y Carreón.[1]
She married Osmeña in on January 10, 1920 in San Miguel, Manila, two years after the death of Osmeña's first wife, Estefania Chiong Veloso.[2] The couple had three children: Ramón, Rosalina, and Victor.
She became first lady upon the death of Manuel L. Quezon, when her husband succeeded to the presidency of the Philippine government-in-exile in the United States. However, while her husband was president-in-exile, she herself was still in the Philippines and remained there, during the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. On 30 Oct. 1944, Volckmann's forces rescued Mrs. Osmena and family from Baguio.[3]: 160–161
She died on April 4, 1978 in at Makati Medical Center in Makati due to heart failure. She was buried at Manila North Cemetery in Santa Cruz, Manila on April 11, 1978.[1]