Amalia Solórzano

Amalia Alejandra Solórzano Bravo (July 10, 1911 December 12, 2008) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. She was the spouse of president Lázaro Cárdenas, the mother of the thrice ex-presidential candidate and former Head of Government of the Federal District, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, and the grandmother of the former Governor of Michoacán, Lázaro Cárdenas Batel.

Amalia Solórzano
First Lady of Mexico
In role
December 1, 1934  November 30, 1940
PresidentLázaro Cárdenas
Preceded byAída Sullivan
Succeeded bySoledad Orozco
First Lady of Michoacan
GovernorLázaro Cárdenas
Personal details
Born
Amalia Alejandra Solórzano Bravo

(1911-07-10)July 10, 1911
Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico
DiedDecember 12, 2008(2008-12-12) (aged 97)
Spouse(s)
(m. 1932; died 1970)
ChildrenCuauhtémoc Cárdenas

Biography

Solórzano was born in Tacámbaro to Cándido Solórzano Morales and Albertina Bravo Sosa. She was a leading member of the Aid Committee for Children of the Spanish People, an organization that helped children who were refugees in France due to the Spanish Civil War reach Mexico.[1]

At the time of her death, she was the world's eldest surviving former First Lady, living 74 years after occupying the post on December 1, 1934. She was 23 years old when she became First Lady, which makes her the youngest one in Mexican history.

Orders, awards and recognitions

  • Order of Charles III, Grand Cross, awarded by the Spanish State Secretary for Iberoamerica at Spain's Embassy in Mexico City, on November 20, 2007.[2]

See also

References

Honorary titles
Preceded by
Aída Sullivan de Rodríguez
First Lady of Mexico
1934–1940
Succeeded by
Soledad Orozco de Ávila


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