List of First Lady of Colombia firsts

This list enumerates the achievements and distinctions of various first ladies of Colombia, since its creation in 1934. It includes distinctions achieved in her previous life and subsequent service to the first lady.

There have been twenty official first ladies and only one of them has died in office.

María Michelsen de López

Main article: María Michelsen de López

• First born in Bogotá.
• First with Jewish ancestry. ^[1]
• First first lady to preside at two non-consecutive administrations.
• First first lady to also be the mother of a president.

Lorenza Villegas de Santos

Main article: Lorenza Villegas de Santos

• The first born in Risaralda.

Bertha Hernández de Ospina

Main article: Bertha Hernández de Ospina

• First former first lady to be a congresswoman.

María Hurtado de Gómez

Main article: María Hurtado de Gómez

• First first lady to not complete her term due to her husband's resignation. ^[2]

Carolina Correa Londoño

Main article: Carolina Correa Londoño

• First to become first lady by promotion to the presidency of her husband.
• First first lady granted a Colombian identity card. ^[3]
• First first lady to vote.

Bertha Puga de Lleras

Main article: Bertha Puga de Lleras

• First first lady not to have been born in Colombia. ^[4]
• First first lady to actively conduct politics.

Susana López de Valencia

Main article: Susana López de Valencia

• First first lady to live in Casa de Nariño.
• First first lady to die in Casa de Nariño. ^{[5] [6]}
• First first lady to die in office. ^[5]

Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras

Main article: Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras

• First first lady to be born in Spain.
• First first lady to receive the Order of Boyacá. ^[7]

María Cristina Arango

Main article: María Cristina Arango Vega

• First first lady to live to see a son become president.

Cecilia Caballero Blanco

Main article: Cecilia Caballero Blanco

• First first Lady to receive the distinction of Lady Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic.
• First First Lady to be declared Woman of the Year.
• First First Lady to reach 100 years.

Nydia Quintero Turbay

Main article: Nydia Quintero Turbay

• First first lady to divorce.
• First first lady to be born in Neiva, Tolima
• First first lady of Lebanese descent.

Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes

Main article: Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes

• First first lady to be born in Medellin.

Carolina Isakson de Barco

Main article: Carolina Isakson de Barco

• First first lady to be born in the United States.
• First first lady to be fluent in a Germanic language.
• First first lady to be a non-native speaker of Spanish.
• First first lady to graduate with a Bachelor of Arts.

Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria

Main article: Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria

• First first lady to be born in Pereira.
• First first lady to be an Economist.

Jacquin Strouss de Samper

Main article: Jacquin Strouss de Samper

• First first lady to be a historian.

Nohra Puyana de Pastrana

Main article: Nohra Puyana de Pastrana

• First first lady to have previously been first lady of Bogotá.
• First first lady to serve at the end of the century and at the beginning of another century.

Lina Moreno de Uribe

Main article: Lina Moreno de Uribe

• First first lady to serve two consecutive terms.
• First first lady to travel abroad under the figure of ambassador on mission. ^[8]

María Clemencia de Santos

Main article: María Clemencia de Santos

• First first lady to be born in Bucaramanga
• First first lady to have been private secretary of the ministry of telecommunications.

María Juliana Ruiz

Main article: María Juliana Ruiz

• First first lady to have a master's degree in law.

Verónica Alcocer

Main article: Verónica Alcocer

• First first lady to be born in Sucre.
• First first lady to be married to a divorcé.
• First first lady to attend the Carnival of Barranquilla
• First first lady in office to attend Congress.
• First First Lady to attend the state funeral of a British monarch ^[9]
• First First Lady to attend the funeral of a Prime Minister of Japan
• First first lady to attend an audience with the pope alone. ^[10]
• First First Lady to attend a coronation of a British monarch. ^[11]

See also

• List of first ladies of Colombia

References

1. "Maria Michelsen Lombana Historia". pcweb.info (in Spanish). Retrieved May 24, 2021.
2. Gómez Barrera, Andrés (June 2011). "From Gaitanist Resistance to Liberal Resistance; VillaVicencio 1948–1950". Tabula Rasa (14): 229–264. ISSN   1794-2489 . Retrieved September 16, 2020.
3. Colombia, National Civil Registry (2004). "Cédula de ciudadanía para la mujer" (communiqué) (in Spanish). Bogotá. p. 1. Retrieved November 11, 2012.
4. "Murió Bertha Puga Martínez, esposa del ex presidente Alberto Lleras Camargo". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Bogotá. August 9, 2007. Retrieved December 9, 2009.
5. "Doña Susana López de Valencia: un alma grande". La Nueva Prensa (in Spanish) (115–126). Bogotá: 12. 1964. ISSN   0550-3515. OCLC   6689784.
6. SUSANA LOPEZ NAVIA 1962 – 1966. banrepcultural.org. July 21, 2017. Murió en Bogotá el 19 de mayo de 1964. cuando a su esposo aún le faltaban dos años p.ini terminar su mandato. Años antes de la elección de Valencia a la Presidencia, Susana sufrió un derrame cerebral que le paralizó medio cuerpo y la dejó postrada en una silla de ruedas, limitación que no le impidió llevar a cabo algunas labores como primera dama: se ocupaba de contestar la correspondencia que recibía en palacio y de tramitar las cosas que la gente solicitaba; participó en empresas de caridad, de civismo y de cultura, adelantadas tanto por instituciones oficiales como privadas.
7. "Cecilia de la Fuente Cortés". www.fucsia.co (in Spanish). August 25, 2010. Retrieved September 27, 2020.
8. Sanchez, Sthepania (September 30, 2022). "¿Cuál primera dama ha viajado más como embajadora en misión especial?". cambiocolombia.com. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
9. "Funeral reina Isabel: primera dama Verónica Alcocer y canciller Leyva asistirán". eltiempo.com. September 18, 2022. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
10. Solórzano Cárdenas, Sofía (January 14, 2023). "Primera dama, Verónica Alcocer, se reunió con el Papa Francisco en audiencia privada". larepublica.co. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
11. "Verónica Alcocer asistió a la coronación del Rey Carlos III junto al Canciller Álvaro Leyva". elpais.com.co. May 6, 2023. Retrieved September 6, 2023.