Mariano Limjap y Nolasco (October 19, 1856 – March 4, 1926) was a Filipino revolutionary who was part of the Katipunan. He was also a financier of La Liga Filipina. He was a businessman (considered one of the best in the country), philanthropist, and nationalist. He was incarcerated by the Spanish for funding the Manila battalion. During the Malolos Congress, he was one of the four elected members from Manila. After the Philippine–American War, he was included in the committee for the creation of a Rizal monument in Luneta as decreed by Act No. 243, approved by the United States Philippine Commission.Division of Insular Affairs, War Department (1901). "Public Laws and Resolutions Passed by the United States Philippine Commission", p.689. Washington: Government Printing Office.
His daughter, Esperanza Limjap became the wife of Philippine President Sergio Osmeña and was the fourth First Lady of the Philippines.
References
"Mariano Limjap (1856–1926)". (2009). National Historical Commission of the Philippines. Historical marker, Binondo, Manila.
External links House of Limjap: The 19th Century Founding of a Philippine Chinese Mestizo Family