Marriage and Family
In 1907, Manuel Luis Quezón was elected to the Philippine Assembly. By 1916, he was elected to the Philippine Senate and as that chamber's President. Aurora often visited Manuel in Manila. In December, 1918, they were married in Hong Kong. They had four children: María Aurora or "Baby" (1919–1949); María Zeneida or "Nini" (b. 1921); Luisa Corazón Paz (1924–1924); and Manuel Lucio, Jr. or "Nonong" (1926–1998). Luisa would die in infancy.
The marriage lasted until President Quezón's death in 1944. It withstood despite Manuel's reputation as a libertine; the author Stanley Karnow described Mrs. Quezón as finding "solace in prayer and the Philippine law against divorce". Still, Aurora has also been described as "a devoted wife and a strict but understanding mother". Manuel Quezon himself publicly extolled his wife as "my friend, companion and partner".
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