María Teresa Laparra

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Laparra and the second or maternal family name is Samayoa.
María Teresa Laparra
First Lady of Guatemala
In role
March 2, 1958 – March 31, 1963
PresidentMiguel Ydígoras Fuentes
Preceded byVirginia Ruiz
Succeeded byMaría del Carmen Carrasco
Personal details
Born
María Teresa Laparra Samayoa

25 December 1901
Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died30 September 1988 (aged 86)
Guatemala City, Guatemala
SpouseMiguel Ydígoras Fuentes
Children1

María Teresa Laparra Samayoa (25 December 1901 – 30 September 1988) was a Guatemalan activist who served as First Lady of Guatemala from March 2, 1958 until March 31,1963 as the wife President Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes.[1]

María Teresa Laparra de Ydígoras was the daughter of Brígido Laparra and María Samayoa. She assumed the position of First Lady when her husband won the 1958 presidential election, and she left together with her husband after the coup d'état.[2]

Laparra died on September 30, 1988 at the age of 86.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Se busca Primera Dama, no es necesaria experiencia". República. 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  2. ^ "Ydígoras toma posesión de la Presidencia en 1958". Prensa Libre. 2015. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
  3. ^ "General Ydígoras, of Guatemala is dead at 86". The New York Times. 27 October 1982. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Guatemala
1958–1963 		Succeeded by


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