Nationality Colombian Role Eduardo Santos' wife Children Clara Santos Villegas Spouse Eduardo Santos (m. 1917) | Religion Roman Catholic Name Lorenza Restrepo | |
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Preceded by Maria Michelsen Lombana Succeeded by Bertha Hernandez Fernandez Born 5 October 1892
Santa Rosa de Cabal, Caldas, Colombia ( 1892-10-05 ) Died March 25, 1960, New York City, New York, United States | ||
Political party Colombian Liberal Party | ||
Lorenza Villegas Restrepo (5 October 1892–25 March 1960) was the wife of the 15th President, Eduardo Santos Montejo, and served as First Lady of Colombia from 1938 to 1942.
Personal life
Born 5 October 1892 in Santa Rosa de Cabal, Caldas to José Antonio Villegas y Villegas y de Carlota Restrepo Botero. On 25 November 1917 she married Eduardo Santos Montejo, whom she had met through her brother, Alfonso Villegas Restrepo, founder and owner of El Tiempo who sold the newspaper to Santos in 1913. Together they had one daughter, Clara, who died of scarlet fever at the age of three. Lorenza died on 25 March 1960 in New York City.
References
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