Leonor de Velasco Álvarez

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Álvarez.

Leonor de Velasco Álvarez
First Lady of Colombia
In role
August 7, 1926 – August 7, 1930
PresidentMiguel Abadía Méndez
Preceded byCarolina Vásquez Uribe
Succeeded byMaría Teresa Londoño
Personal details
Born
Leonor de Velasco Álvarez

(1907-07-30)July 30, 1907[1]
Bogotá, Colombia
DiedJanuary 14, 1975(1975-01-14) (aged 67)
Bogotá, Colombia
Political partyConservative
Spouse
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(m. 1926⁠–⁠1947)​

Leonor de Velasco Álvarez (July 30, 1907 - January 14, 1975) was a housewife, socialite and the First Lady of Colombia from 1926 to 1930, through her marriage to the 12th president Miguel Abadía Méndez.

Biography

Leonor de Velasco Álvarez was born on July 30, 1907 to Enrique de Velasco and Mercedes Álvarez in Bogotá.[2][3]

She completed her high school studies at the María Auxiliadora Women's Catholic School in Bogotá.[4][5]

First Lady of Colombia (1926-1930)

On June 5, 1926, Leonor married the then elected-President of Colombia, Miguel Abadía Méndez, being the first time in the history of Colombia that a presidential wedding occurred.[5][6]

As host of San Carlos Palace de Velasco Álvarez was characterized by holding numerous social events held every month known as the "Palace Receipts" which were only attended by diplomats as well as those close to the Abadía Méndez administration.[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Leonor de Velasco Alvarez". ancestors.familysearch.org. May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
  2. ^ "Seudónimos de escritores colombianos". yumpu.com (in Spanish). Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  3. ^ Amaya, Isidoro Laverde (1895). Bibliografía colombiana: tomo I. (in Spanish). Impr. y Librería de M. Rivas.
  4. ^ "Mercedes Hurtado de Álvarez: una novelista payanesa del siglo XIX – El Nuevo Liberal". Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  5. ^ a b Ríos Peñalosa, Gilma (August 1996). "Primeras damas del siglo XX". No. 80. Revista Credencial - Historia. Archived from the original on November 22, 2017. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  6. ^ a b "#TBT La Boda Presidencial". Estado. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
  7. ^ Cadavid, Orlando (October 28, 2017). "Las citas de los expresidentes con la Parca". La Patria. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Colombia
1926-1930 		Succeeded by