| Hostess of San Carlos Palace | |
|---|---|
| Style | Madam |
| Residence | San Carlos Palace |
| Inaugural holder | Manuela Sáenz |
The Hostess of San Carlos Palace it was the unofficial role held by the spouses of the head of state of Colombia from 1819 until 1886 when the role was merged with that of first lady of Colombia. Twenty-one women served as presidential hostesses: Four during the Gran Colombia, eight during the New Granada, four during the Granadine Confederation, and ten during the United States of Colombia.
| Portrait | Name | Tenure | President (Husband or Partner, unless noted) |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Manuela Sáenz December 27, 1797 – November 23, 1856 [1] [2] | 16 February 1819 – 27 April 1830 | Simón Bolívar |
| María Josefa Hurtado [3] | May 12, 1833 – April 1, 1835 | Joaquín Mosquera | |
 | Dolores Vargas París [4] | September 4, 1830 – April 30, 1831 | Rafael Urdaneta |
 | Sixta Pontón de Santander April 2, 1792 – July 20, 1862 [5] [6] | October 7, 1832 – April 1, 1837 | Francisco de Paula Santander |
| María Antonia del Castillo | April 1, 1837 – April 1, 1841 | José Ignacio de Márquez | |
| Amelia Mosquera Arboleda | April 1, 1841 – April 1, 1845 | Pedro Alcántara Herrán | |
| Mariana Benvenuta Arboleda | April 1, 1845 – April 1, 1849 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | |
| María Dorotea Durán | April 1, 1849 – April 1, 1853 | José Hilario López | |
| Timotea Carvajal Marulanda | April 1, 1853 – April 17, 1854 | José María Obando | |
| María Mercedes Cabal September 25, 1819 – May 4, 1904 [7] | August 7, 1855 – August 7, 1857 | Manuel María Mallarino | |
| Enriqueta Vásquez de Ospina | May 22, 1857 − March 31, 1861 | Mariano Ospina Rodríguez | |
 | Sofía Mosquera y Hurtado | July 10, 1861 − July 18, 1861 Acting | Julio Arboleda Pombo |
| Mariana Benvenuta Arboleda | July 18, 1861 − April 8, 1864 | Tomás Cipriano de Mosquera | |
| Ana Roma y Cabarcas | April 8, 1864 − April 1, 1866 | Manuel Murillo Toro | |
| Hermelina Concha de Gutiérrez | April 1, 1968 − April 1, 1870 | Santos Gutiérrez | |
| Sinforosa Florez Mateus | April 1, 1870 − April 1, 1872 | Eustorgio Salgar | |
| Ana Roma Y Cabarcas | April 1, 1872 − April 1, 1874 | Manuel Murillo Toro | |
| Tadea Triana Silva | April 1, 1874 − April 1, 1876 | Santiago Pérez Manosalva | |
| Lastenia Díaz Murillo | April 1, 1976 − April 1, 1878 | Aquileo Parra | |
| Dolores Carvajal Murillo | April 1, 1878 − April 1, 1880 | Julián Trujillo Largacha | |
 | Soledad Román de Núñez October 6, 1835 – June 19, 1924 | April 1, 1880 − April 1, 1882 | Rafael Núñez m. July 14, 1877 |
| Dolores Orbegozo de Zaldúa | April 1, 1882 − December 21, 1882 | Francisco Javier Zaldúa | |
| Mercedes González de Otálora | December 21, 1882 − April 1, 1884 | José Eusebio Otalora | |
| | Soledad Román de Núñez October 6, 1835 – June 19, 1924 | April 1, 1884 − April 1, 1886 | Rafael Núñez m. July 14, 1877 |
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