Mariano Trías Politician

Mariano Trías y Closas (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 as the Minister of War and Finance.He was married to María Concepción Ferrer with whom he had eight children.

Personal facts

Alias (AKA)	Trías y Closas Mariano
Birth date	October 12, 1868
Birth place	General Trias Cavite , Cavite
Date of death	February 22, 1914
Place of death	Manila