Domingo Ureta Rojas

Domingo Ureta Roxas was the founder of Casa Roxas, progenitor of Ayala Corporation. He was "a criollo of unknown ancestry from San Miguel, Manila. Consistent with his stand as a fierce advocate of the rights of natives, he married one himself: Maria Saturnina Ubaldo."

Resources

• Santiago, Luciano P.R. “Two Priest Uncles of Margarita Roxas De Ayala.” Philippine Studies, vol. 35, no. 1, 1987, pp. 103–110. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/42632987. Accessed 14 July 2020.

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Domingo Roxas y Ureta

(1782-1843) was the patriarch of the Roxas Family which would give rise

to the Ayala-Zobel-Soriano clans. He was also the founder of Casa Roxas, which after various incarnations would be the progenitor of today's leading Philippine business conglomerate Ayala

Corporation.

Don Domingo was born in 1782. His parents were Mariano Roxas and Ana Maria de Ureta. He had five siblings, among which were Antonio Roxas y Ubaldo and two friars Raymundo Roxas y

Ubaldo and Fray Buenaventura Joseph de Ubaldo. It is said that the Roxas family can trace its

roots to Antonio Fernandez de Roxas of Acapulco, pilot of the galleon San Jose, who decided to stay in the Philippines. He married Maria Saturnina Ubaldo and they had 3 children: 

Margarita Roxas de Ayala, considered the first Filipino philanthropist and from whose line

would rise the Ayala-Zobel-Soriano families; 

Jose Bonifacio Roxas, who would venture on his own and acquire Hacienda de San Pedro de Macati. He was the father of Don Pedro Pablo Roxas, who would eventually establish Central Azucarera Don Pedro; and 

Mariano Roxas y Ubaldo, who would co-found the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura

In 1834 Don Domingo established Casa Roxas, together with a partner Antonio de Ayala to

engage in sugar, coffee, cotton, and indigo cultivation, as well as to manufacture liquors, castings, and gun power. It was a propitious time as the Philippines had just been opend up to foreign trade. Ayala had arrived earlier in the Philippines together with his uncle the Archbishop of Manila Jose Segui.

Don Domingo showed extreme foresight when he went into the sugar industry. The Real Compañia de Filipinas had liberalized investment in agriculture. To this end, Don Domingo had

purchased tracts of land in Calatagan, Batangas in 1829 to start a hacienda. He was a believer

in the latest industrial technology and had sent for a young Frenchman by the name of Yves Leopold Germain Gaston to move to Batangas in 1837 to set up his business. Although not

initially successful the young Frenchman would marry a local Prudencia Fernandez and they would move to Silay, Negros where they pioneered sugar production there.

Don Domingo belonged to a cadre of young creoles or criollos who were among the leading businessmen and exponents of social change in the early 1800s, among them Jose Damaso Gorricho, who acquired Escolta and was progenitor of Pardo de Tavera fortune), Antonio Rocha, builder of Malacañang Palace, Basque trader Eugenio de Otadui, and Jose Maria Jugo,

exponent of the Sociedad Economica de Amigos del Pais. As such he was among the prime

movers for social and political change in the Philippines. Libetarian Tendencies Don Domingo was incarcerated three times. The Spanish colonial authorities suspected that he was a sympathizer of the Filipino cause and had not only published anti-Spanish tracts, but supported rebellions. This was because Don Domingo was one of the earliest industrialists of the Philippines and had opposed the sugar and alcohol monopoly. He was also an advocate for liberal reforms, and was especially influenced by Sociedad de los Amigos del Pais's call for a

more liberal economy. After the promulgation of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, many criollos or locally born Spanish

residents supported the charter's call for equal rights for both colonized and colonizer. There was a growing call for change, as manifested by many hojas volantes

or anonymous tracts such as El Filantropo (1816) or  El Indio Agraviado published in 1821.

Thus began a series of his association with several major mutinies. He was implicated in several uprisings, the first was the Andres Novales revolt of 1823, the second was the uprising of Apolinario de la Cruz or Hermano Pule in 1841 and the last was the Tayabas

regiment mutiny in 1843. The Andres Novales Revolt and Domingo Roxas

Domingo Roxas y Ureta

(1782-1843) was the patriarch of the Roxas Family which would give rise

to the Ayala-Zobel-Soriano clans. He was also the founder of Casa Roxas, which after various incarnations would be the progenitor of today's leading Philippine business conglomerate Ayala

Corporation.

Early Life Don Domingo was born in 1782. His parents were Mariano Roxas and Ana Maria de Ureta. He had five siblings, among which were Antonio Roxas y Ubaldo and two friars Raymundo Roxas y

Ubaldo and Fray Buenaventura Joseph de Ubaldo. It is said that the Roxas family can trace its

roots to Antonio Fernandez de Roxas of Acapulco, pilot of the galleon San Jose, who decided to stay in the Philippines. He married Maria Saturnina Ubaldo and they had 3 children: 

Margarita Roxas de Ayala, considered the first Filipino philanthropist and from whose line

would rise the Ayala-Zobel-Soriano families; 

Jose Bonifacio Roxas, who would venture on his own and acquire Hacienda de San Pedro de Macati. He was the father of Don Pedro Pablo Roxas, who would eventually establish Central Azucarera Don Pedro; and 

Mariano Roxas y Ubaldo, who would co-found the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura

In 1834 Don Domingo established Casa Roxas, together with a partner Antonio de Ayala to

engage in sugar, coffee, cotton, and indigo cultivation, as well as to manufacture liquors, castings, and gun power. It was a propitious time as the Philippines had just been opend up to foreign trade. Ayala had arrived earlier in the Philippines together with his uncle the Archbishop of Manila Jose Segui.

Don Domingo showed extreme foresight when he went into the sugar industry. The Real Compañia de Filipinas had liberalized investment in agriculture. To this end, Don Domingo had

purchased tracts of land in Calatagan, Batangas in 1829 to start a hacienda. He was a believer

in the latest industrial technology and had sent for a young Frenchman by the name of Yves Leopold Germain Gaston to move to Batangas in 1837 to set up his business. Although not

initially successful the young Frenchman would marry a local Prudencia Fernandez and they would move to Silay, Negros where they pioneered sugar production there.

Don Domingo belonged to a cadre of young creoles or criollos who were among the leading businessmen and exponents of social change in the early 1800s, among them Jose Damaso Gorricho, who acquired Escolta and was progenitor of Pardo de Tavera fortune), Antonio Rocha, builder of Malacañang Palace, Basque trader Eugenio de Otadui, and Jose Maria Jugo,

exponent of the Sociedad Economica de Amigos del Pais. As such he was among the prime

movers for social and political change in the Philippines. Libetarian Tendencies Don Domingo was incarcerated three times. The Spanish colonial authorities suspected that he was a sympathizer of the Filipino cause and had not only published anti-Spanish tracts, but supported rebellions. This was because Don Domingo was one of the earliest industrialists of the Philippines and had opposed the sugar and alcohol monopoly. He was also an advocate for liberal reforms, and was especially influenced by Sociedad de los Amigos del Pais's call for a

more liberal economy. After the promulgation of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, many criollos or locally born Spanish

residents supported the charter's call for equal rights for both colonized and colonizer. There was a growing call for change, as manifested by many hojas volantes

or anonymous tracts such as El Filantropo (1816) or  El Indio Agraviado published in 1821.

Thus began a series of his association with several major mutinies. He was implicated in several uprisings, the first was the Andres Novales revolt of 1823, the second was the uprising of Apolinario de la Cruz or Hermano Pule in 1841 and the last was the Tayabas

regiment mutiny in 1843. The Andres Novales Revolt and Domingo Roxas

"Domingo Roxas y Ureta

(1782-1843) was the patriarch of the Roxas Family which would give rise

to the Ayala-Zobel-Soriano clans. He was also the founder of Casa Roxas, which after various incarnations would be the progenitor of today's leading Philippine business conglomerate Ayala

Corporation.

Early Life Don Domingo was born in 1782. His parents were Mariano Roxas and Ana Maria de Ureta. He had five siblings, among which were Antonio Roxas y Ubaldo and two friars Raymundo Roxas y

Ubaldo and Fray Buenaventura Joseph de Ubaldo. It is said that the Roxas family can trace its

roots to Antonio Fernandez de Roxas of Acapulco, pilot e galleon San Jose, who decided to stay in the Philippines. He married Maria Saturnina Ubaldo and they had 3 children: 

Margarita Roxas de Ayala, considered the first Filipino philanthropist and from whose line

would rise the Ayala-Zobel-Soriano families; 

Jose Bonifacio Roxas, who would venture on his own and acquire Hacienda de San Pedro de Macati. He was the father of Don Pedro Pablo Roxas, who would eventually establish Central Azucarera Don Pedro; and 

Mariano Roxas y Ubaldo, who would co-found the Academia de Dibujo y Pintura

In 1834 Don Domingo established Casa Roxas, together with a partner Antonio de Ayala to

engage in sugar, coffee, cotton, and indigo cultivation, as well as to manufacture liquors, castings, and gun power. It was a propitious time as the Philippines had just been opend up to foreign trade. Ayala had arrived earlier in the Philippines together with his uncle the Archbishop of Manila Jose Segui.

Don Domingo showed extreme foresight when he went into the sugar industry. The Real Compañia de Filipinas had liberalized investment in agriculture. To this end, Don Domingo had

purchased tracts of land in Calatagan, Batangas in 1829 to start a hacienda. He was a believer

in the latest industrial technology and had sent for a young Frenchman by the name of Yves Leopold Germain Gaston to move to Batangas in 1837 to set up his business. Although not

initially successful the young Frenchman would marry a local Prudencia Fernandez and they would move to Silay, Negros where they pioneered sugar production there.

Don Domingo belonged to a cadre of young creoles or criollos who were among the leading businessmen and exponents of social change in the early 1800s, among them Jose Damaso Gorricho, who acquired Escolta and was progenitor of Pardo de Tavera fortune), Antonio Rocha, builder of Malacañang Palace, Basque trader Eugenio de Otadui, and Jose Maria Jugo,

exponent of the Sociedad Economica de Amigos del Pais. As such he was among the prime

movers for social and political change in the Philippines. Libetarian Tendencies Don Domingo was incarcerated three times. The Spanish colonial authorities suspected that he was a sympathizer of the Filipino cause and had not only published anti-Spanish tracts, but supported rebellions. This was because Don Domingo was one of the earliest industrialists of the Philippines and had opposed the sugar and alcohol monopoly. He was also an advocate for liberal reforms, and was especially influenced by Sociedad de los Amigos del Pais's call for a

more liberal economy. After the promulgation of the Spanish Constitution of 1812, many criollos or locally born Spanish

residents supported the charter's call for equal rights for both colonized and colonizer. There was a growing call for change, as manifested by many hojas volantes

or anonymous tracts such as El Filantropo (1816) or  El Indio Agraviado published in 1821.

Thus began a series of his association with several major mutinies. He was implicated in several uprisings, the first was the Andres Novales revolt of 1823, the second was the uprising of Apolinario de la Cruz or Hermano Pule in 1841 and the last was the Tayabas

regiment mutiny in 1843. The Andres Novales Revolt and Domingo Roxas" https://www.scribd.com/document/246767608/ABC