Teodoro Roxas San Diego was born on 31 March 1839 in Obando, Bulacan, Philippines to Roman Candelaria de San Diego and Placida de Roxas. Baptismal documents refer to him as “Theodoro de San Diego”. In others, he is referred to as “Teodoro Cuerva San Diego”.
Teodoro first married Dominga Cecuba Alverto at the San Pascual Baylon Parish in Obando, Bulacan on 19 November 1853, when he was only 14. His marriage record referred to him as bagontas or “young boy”.
Teodoro married Candida Lopez Calayag, after his first wife’s death, on 20 October 1869 at the same church. He had at least four children with his second wife: Benito, Fortunato, Santiago and Valentin.
