Potenciano Lesaca y García (January 1, 1871 – October 4, 1941) was a Filipino politician and businessman who became the first civil governor of Zambales, a province of the Philippines in the Central Luzon region. He served from 1901 to 1903, and was the first governor of the American era. His brother, Juan Lesaca, was governor from 1910 to 1916.

Biography

Born on 1 January 1871, in Botolan, Zambales, Philippines, the son of Luis Lesaca y Navarro and Juana García y Abellana, he became the first civil governor of Zambales, a province of the Philippines in the Central Luzon region. He completed his course on commerce in 1898 at Ateneo de Manila. He first worked as a census inspector and later president of the commission which installed the civil government of Zambales. During the Philippine Revolution, he was a major under General Antonio Luna. Lesaca was married to Irene Gonzales and had nine children. He later became a landowner, farmer, and a stockman. From 1935 to 1938, he represented Zambales at the 1st National Assembly of the Philippines. This meeting of the legislature of the Commonwealth of the Philippines passed a total of 415 laws. As a lawmaker, Lesaca had interests for the agricultural industry, specifically livestock.