Luis Yangco

Luis Rafael Yangco y Ronquillo (August 19, 1841- October 16, 1907) was a Filipino-Chinese businessman and philanthropist who is popularly known during the Spanish colonial era as the "King of Manila Bay and Pasig River" for his vast shipping empire and extensive commercial shipping activities. He is also one of the Filipino-Chinese businessmen suspected of providing logistical and financial aid to the Katipunan during the Philippine Revolution.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Yangco and the second or maternal family name is Ronquillo.
Luis R. Yangco
Born
Luis Rafael Yangco y Ronquillo

(1841-08-19)August 19, 1841
Bacoor, Cavite,
Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedOctober 16, 1907(1907-10-16) (aged 66)
Manila, Philippine Islands
Occupation(s)Businessman, philanthropist
Spouses
  • Ramona Arguelles de Corpus
  • Dominga Lam
  • Victoria Obin
Children3, including Teodoro Yangco
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