text: The city was named after Manuel L. Quezon , the former president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines who founded the city and developed it to replace Manila as the country 's capital . Quezon City is not located in and should not be confused with Quezon province , which was also named after the president .
simplified: Located at Luzon island , the city was named after Manuel L. Quezon , the former president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines .