Elvira Cárdenas Mosquera (April 12, 1870 - June 22, 1935) was a Colombian housewife and socialite, serving as First Lady of Colombia from 1914 and 1918 through her marriage to the 8th President of Colombia José Vicente Concha.[1][2][3]
Elvira Cárdenas | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Colombia | |
| In role August 7, 1914 – August 7, 1918 | |
| President | José Vicente Concha |
| Preceded by | Isabel Gaviria Duque |
| Succeeded by | María Antonia Suárez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Elvira Cárdenas Mosquera April 12, 1870 Popayán, Cauca, Colombia |
| Died | June 22, 1935 (aged 65) Bogotá, Colombia |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse | José Vicente Concha |
| Parent(s) | Jeremías Cárdenas (father) Clelia Mosquera (mother) |
Biography
editCárdenas Mosquera was born on April 12, 1870, in Popayán, Cauca, to Jeremias Cárdenas and Clelia Mosquera, daughter of Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera who served as the 1st and 4th President of the United States of Colombia, as well as the 4th and 3rd President of the Granadine Confederation and New Granada, both predecessor states to current Colombia.[4]
References
edit- ^ República, Subgerencia Cultural del Banco de la. "Listado de primeras damas de Colombia". www.banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ Lehmann, Hermann. "Elvira Cardenas Mosquera (± 1870-1935) » Family tree Lehmann Mosquera Popayán, Cauca » Genealogie Online". Genealogie Online (in Dutch). Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ República, Subgerencia Cultural del Banco de la. "Primeras damas del siglo XX". www.banrepcultural.org (in Spanish). Archived from the original on May 1, 2021. Retrieved July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Los Amores del General Mosquera". Revista Credencial (in Spanish). November 9, 2012. Retrieved July 29, 2021.