Tomás Mapúa
Don Tomás Bautista Mapúa (December 21, 1888 – December 22, 1965) was a Filipino architect, educator and businessman from the Philippines. He was the founder and first president of the Mapúa Institute of Technology (MIT) together with Civil Engr. Gonzalo T. Vales as co-founder and founding dean of school and co-founder and founding president of Central Colleges of the Philippines, after he established the school on February 25, 1925. He was the first registered architect in the Philippines and first worked at the Philippine Bureau of Public Works. He later established his own construction company, the MYT Construction Works, Inc.
Tomás Mapúa | |
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| Born | Tomás Mapúa y Bautista December 21, 1888 |
| Died | December 22, 1965 (aged 77) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Spouse |
Rita Moya (m. 1916) |
| Children | Carmen Oscar Sr. Gloria |
| Parent(s) | Juan Mapúa Justina Bautista |
| Buildings | Mapua Mansion, Librada Avelino Hall (Centro Escolar University) |
| Design | Manila Central Post Office, St. La Salle Hall |
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