Matías González

Matías González y Mondragón (February 24, 1857 – April 23, 1927) was a Filipino politician.

Biography Matías González y Mondragón was born on February 24, 1857, in Rosales, Pangasinan, to Don Francisco González y Reinado and Esperanza Mondragon. He studied at the Ateneo Municipal de Manila and obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree there and completed bachelor's degrees in agriculture and accountancy. After his studies he lived and worked on his hacienda in Nueva Ecija.

During the Philippine Revolution, Gonzales served as treasurer of the revolutionary government in Malolos and later, as mayor of Bautista, Pangasinan. On May 5, 1917, Gonzales won the special election for the remainder of Aquilino Calvo's term in the Senate of the Philippines that lasted until 1919, following Calvo's appointment as governor of Mountain Province.