Loading ...October 12, 1939 – Effectivity of Appointment October 23, 1939- Assumed duties November 10, 1939 (approval of appointment) to July 19, 1942
Tomas B. Morato was born on July 4,1887 in the picturesque seaport of Alicante, on the Mediterranean coast of Spain. He was a full-blooded Spaniards and the only son in the family. His father was a ship captain who sailed Spain to the Philippines and frequently stopped at the coastal town of Calauag, Tayabas. In 1898, his father brought him here in the Philippines where he stayed in Calauag. He lived and studied here and finished his Engineering course at the age of 22. After his graduation he entered into lumber business where he amassed quite a fortune. Later, by virtue of a proviso in the Treaty of Paris which granted Filipino citizenship to all Spaniards who had decided to stay in this country, Morato became a Filipino citizen.
During his stay in Calauag, he met President Manuel L. Quezon and became the best of friend. They even courted same girl and help each other during difficulties. It was Manuel L. Quezon who encourage and forced him to join politics. He ran for Mayor in Calauag and won easily. Later on his second term as mayor, Manuel L. Quezon asked him to come to Manila to joined him to build a new city, and he could not refused him.
Technically, Morato was the first Mayor of Quezon City, because although his appointment paper dated November 30,1939,he made retroactive on October 12,1939, the day Quezon City was officially created.
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- Name : Tomas Bernabeau Morato
- Birthday : July 4,1887
- Birthplace : Alicante, Spain
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