Virginia Salinas de Carranza

Virginia Salinas de Carranza was the initial First Lady of Mexico after the Mexican Revolution. She was married to Venustiano Carranza, a major leader of the revolution and first constitutional President of Mexico from around 1917–1920. Virginia also stood out as an influential woman during the revolution and is mentioned in the Dictionary of the Mexican Revolution (Diccionario de la Revolucion Mexicana). [1] She was a highly educated woman, which was uncommon at the time, and constantly supporting her husband in any way she could in defeating Victoriano Huerta and his forces during the Mexican Revolution.[2]

Virginia Salinas de Carranza died on November 9, 1919, in Querétaro, Mexico.[2]

See also

First Lady of Mexico

References
  1. "Memoria histórica: Las Revolucionarias [Ruta Libre] - 21/11/2016 | Periódico Zócalo". www.zocalo.com.mx. Retrieved 2017-10-04.
  2. León, Arnoldo De (2012-01-13). War along the Border: The Mexican Revolution and Tejano Communities. Texas A&M University Press. ISBN 9781603445702.
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