Tomás Eduardo Morató Bernabéu (Spanish: [toˈmas eˈðwaɾðo moɾaˈto βeɾnaˈβew]; July 4, 1887 – March 6, 1965) was a Spanish-born Filipino businessman and politician of Valencian ethnicity and full-blooded Spanish descent who became Mayor of Calauag, Quezon before he became the first Quezon City Mayor from 1939 to 1942.
His father was a ship captain who sailed from Spain to the Philippines and frequently stopped at the coastal town of Calauag, Tayabas.
[3] Morató was a leader full of energy, taking difficult tasks that hinders growth and progress of the new city.
Even though his administration faced low funds, it was able to create a network of new roads, and maintenance of satisfactory health conditions.
The sponsors of this musical piece were the officials and members of the Cubao Women's Club headed by Morató's wife.