Maga Nevares de Rosselló

Irma Margarita "Maga" Nevares Padilla (born December 7, 1948) is the wife of former Governor of Puerto Rico Pedro Rosselló and also the mother of former Governor of Puerto Rico, Ricardo Rosselló. She served as First Lady from 1993 to 2001.

Maga Nevares de Rosselló
9th First Lady of Puerto Rico
In role
January 2, 1993 - January 2, 2001
GovernorPedro Rosselló
Preceded byLila Mayoral
Succeeded bySila María and María Elena González Calderón
Personal details
Born
Irma Margarita Nevares Padilla

(1948-12-07) December 7, 1948
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spouse(s)
(m. 1969)
Children3, including Ricardo

Early life

Nevares is the daughter of Oscar Nevares del Valle and Irma Padilla. The Nevares direct line goes back to Asturias, Spain.[1]

Rosselló married Pedro Rosselló on August 9, 1969. They had three children: Juan Oscar (b. 1971), Luis Roberto (b. 1973), and Ricardo (b. 1979).

Later life

Nevares and her husband live in Dorado, near Dorado Beach. On July 23, 2019 police in Puerto Rico had to provide extra security to their residence and neighborhood due to protesters calling for their son to resign as governor of Puerto Rico.[2]

See also

References

  1. The Nevares of Puerto Rico Genealogy
  2. González, Jennifer (July 23, 2019). "Policía refuerza seguridad en Dorado". Metro (in Spanish). Retrieved July 25, 2019.
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