Juan Torralba

Juan Sarmiento Torralba ( March 7, 1883 – ?) was a Filipino politician. He was governor of Bohol from 1919 to 1925. Afterwards, Torralba was a senator from 1931 to 1935 and a deputy on behalf of Bohol from 1935 to 1938.

Juan Sarmiento Torralba
Senator of the Philippines from the 11th District
In office
2 June 1931 – 16 September 1935
Serving with Jose Clarin
Preceded byTroadio Galicano
Succeeded byoffice abolished
Member of the National Assembly of the Philippines from Bohol's 1st district
In office
16 September 1935 – 30 December 1938
Preceded byBernardo Josol
Succeeded byGenaro Visarra
Governor of Bohol
In office
16 October 1919 – 15 October 1925
Preceded byEutiquio Boyles
Succeeded byFilomeno Orbeta Caseñas
Personal details
Born(1883-03-08)March 8, 1883
Tagbilaran, Bohol, Captaincy General of the Philippines
Political partyNacionalista

Biography

Juan Torralba was born in Tagbilaran, Bohol to Margarito Torralba and Sirila Sarmiento. Torralba completed a bachelor's degree in law from the Escuela de Derecho and was admitted to the Bar on October 11, 1909.

From 1919 to 1925, Torralba was governor of Bohol. In the 1931 election, he was elected to the Senate of the Philippines from the 11th District.[1] After the Commonwealth Constitution was passed in 1935, the Senate was abolished and replaced by the unicameral National Assembly of the Philippines. Torralba was elected to that Assembly to represent Bohol's 1st district in the 1935 elections, serving until 1938.[2] He subsequently practiced law.

A brother of Juan Torralba, Fermin Torralba, was also a politician and was secretary of the Senate while he was in office.

References
  1. "List of Previous Senators". Senate of the Philippines. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  2. "ROSTER of Philippine Legislators (from 1907 to 2019)" (PDF). House of Representatives of the Philippines. Retrieved 23 September 2022.


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