María Hurtado de Gómez
| María Hurtado de Gómez | |
|---|---|
| Portrait c. 1924.
Portrait c. 1924.
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| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role August 7, 1950 – June 13, 1953 | |
| President | Laureano Gómez |
| Preceded by | Bertha Hernández de Ospina |
| Succeeded by | Clemencia Holguín de Urdaneta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Hurtado Cajiao March 18, 1876 Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Died | May 13, 1971 (aged 94) Bogotá, D.C., Colombia |
| Resting place | Central Cemetery of Bogotá |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | Laureano Gómez (m. 1916)[1] |
| Children | Álvaro Enrique Cecilia Rafael |
María Hurtado de Gómez (née Hurtado Cajiao; March 18, 1876 - May 13, 1971) was the First Lady of Colombia from 1950 to 1953 as wife of the 18th President Laureano Gómez
First Lady of Colombia (1950-1953)
Laureano Gómez was elected president of Colombia in the 1949 presidential elections,[2][3] when he presented himself as the only candidate, after the resignation of the Liberal candidate Dario Echandia, due to a lack of guarantees from the government in the face of the murder of his brother.
María discreetly took care of the prisoners in Colombia, and later, continuing the work of former first lady María Michelsen de López, she helped underprivileged children in her country.[4]
Laureano Gómez's health was improving so that on November 5, 1951, he appointed his Minister of Government Roberto Urdaneta to act as Acting President of Colombia during his health treatments.[5][6]
References
- Back to citation "Maria Hurtado Cajiao". ancestors.familysearch.org. November 6, 2019. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
- Back to citation Casa Editorial El Tiempo. "SIGLO XX EN EL TIEMPO. AÑO. 1949". El Tiempo (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Back to citation 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.
- Back to citation "MarÍa Hurtado Cajiao, su actuación como #PrimeraDama está marcada por la discreción: se dedicó en especial a los presos". Twitter (in Spanish). Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- Back to citation "La violencia en Colombia, Ospina Pérez y Laureano Gómez". prezi.com (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2020.
- Back to citation "Pugnas en el Partido Conservador: Laureano contra Mariano". Señal Memoria (in Spanish). Retrieved September 16, 2020.