The Family of Lorenzo Cortes and Gregoria Perez
of Mandaue, Cebu, Philippines
Signature of Lorenzo Cortes in an 1895 Protocolos Entry
Gregoria Perez, the daughter of Ignacio Perez and Anastacia Zanoriz, was known as
"Goyang". Gregoria married Lorenzo Cortes, probably in the mid-1880's, which
suggests that Gregoria was born in the early to mid-1860's. We know little about her life,
as she apparently died at a relatively young age.
Lorenzo was born on September 5, 18639. In an
1889 entry in the Protocolos, Lorenzo is listed as a land owner in sitio Liong,
Mandaue56. Then in
1895, Lorenzo sold land in Umapad to Miguel Sanchez for 550
pesos57, a substantial
sum. He inherited this land from his mother, Cipriana Cortes. Finally, During
Spanish times, he served as Tenieñte and Cabeza de Barangay5. Clearly, Lorenzo was among the important citizens of Mandaue.
Lorenzo died on April 29, 19519.
Lorenzo Cortes and Gregoria Perez had the following children:
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| Lucio, Rufina, Eleuteria and Maria
Cortes |
Maria Cortes
Maria "Insi Biak" Cortes was born February 3, 1887, and died March 28,
19759. Maria was one of the early teachers in the Mandaue Public
School5.
She joined the teaching staff a few years after the schools were organized in 1904-5.
Maria remained single, living with her brother, Lucio, and her sister, Eleuteria.
Lucio Cortes
Lucio Cortes was born May 6, 1888, and
died April 27, 19789. He was also a school teacher and started the first private school in
Maguikay. Lucio also remained single and lived with his sisters, Maria and Eleuteria.
Gregorio Cortes
Gregorio Cortes was born December 24, 1890, and died July
14, 19849. Prior to his marriage, Gregorio had a relationship with Dorotea
Fontanoza. The child of this relationship is:
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i. |
Beatriz Fontanoza
| Beatriz was born about 19253. she married Reginaldo
Flores.
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On October 31, 1933 he married Toribia Cabahug, the daughter of
Sabas Cabahug and Nemesia Mendoza3.
Toribia was born April 27, 1900, and died June 25, 19779.
The family of Gregorio Cortes and Toribia Cabahug is:
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i. |
Ignacio Cortes
| Ignacio was born August 7, 1932, and died November 04,
19949.
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ii. |
Lorenzo Cortes
| Lorenzo married Morita "Eday" Llenes.
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iii. |
Amelia Cortes
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Eleuteria Cortes |
Eleuteria Cortes
Eleuteria Cortes, known as "Inday Teriang", was born October 9, 1895, and
died October 9, 19849. Inday Teriang was the first registered nurse in Madaue and she has been honored as one of
"Mandaue's
Great Leaders". She remained single throughout her life, living with her brother Lucio
and sister Maria.
Rufina Cortes
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| Rufina and Eriberto celebrate 50th Anniversary - ca.
1981 |
Rufina Cortes was born November 16, 1901, and died April 2,
19853. Prior to her marriage, she had a child from a relationship with an unkown
man.
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i. |
Fe Cortes.
| Fe married Narciso Pitogo
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About 1931, Rufina married Eriberto Pepito, who was born March 16, 1907, and died
April 19, 19863. Prior to World War II, Eriberto owned and drove a car for hire by
businessmen and visitors. His travels took him as far as Mindanao. In later years,
he operated a jeepney business. Eriberto also had a child out of wedlock named
Josefina Reulo
The family of Rufina Cortes and Eriberto Pepito is:
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i. |
Benjamin Pepito
| Benjamin married Bernardita Yballe.
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ii. |
Francisco Pepito
| Francisco married Gregoria Dampog.
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iii. |
Marina Pepito
| Marina married Jesus Redelosa.
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iv. |
Justino Pepito
| Justino married Bienvenida Dumon.
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v. |
Celsa Pepito
| Celsa married Ruy Echavez.
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vi. |
Romulo Pepito
| Romulo married Lennie Rosal.
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| top row: Romulo, Francisco, Benjamin, and
Justino |
| bottom row: Celsa, Fe, Marina and
Josefina. |
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