Carolina Vásquez Uribe
Carolina Vásquez Uribe | |
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First Lady of Colombia | |
In role August 7, 1922 – August 7, 1926 | |
President | Pedro Nel Ospina |
Preceded by | Cecilia Arboleda de Holguín |
Succeeded by | Leonor de Velasco Álvarez |
First Lady of Antioquia | |
In role September 18, 1918 – April 12, 1920 | |
Governor | Pedro Nel Ospina |
Preceded by | Carlota González |
Succeeded by | Manuela Ospina Villa |
Personal details | |
Born | Carolina Vásquez Uribe (1869-12-04)December 4, 1869[1] Medellín, Antioquia Colombia |
Died | May 12, 1955(1955-05-12) (aged 85) Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse | Pedro Nel Ospina (m. 1912–
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Carolina Vásquez Uribe (December 4, 1869 — May 12, 1955) was a Colombian politician, businesswoman, philanthropist and wife of President Pedro Nel Ospina, having served as First Lady of Colombia from 1922 to 1926 and previously as First Lady of Antioquia from 1918 to 1920. Vasquez is considered one of the precursors of the colonization of southwestern Antioquia.[2][3]
Early life
Vásquez Uribe was born on December 4, 1869, in Medellín, Antioquia as the only child of Eduardo Vásquez and Elena Uribe Uribe.[4] His father was an important Antioquia businessman, son of businessman Pedro Vásquez Calle, nephew of Enriqueta Vásquez Jaramillo, wife of Mariano Ospina Rodríguez, 1st president of the Grenadine Confederation.[2][5]
Vásquez Uribe inherited several properties from her grandfather, later in 1922 her husband, the Conservative politician Pedro Nel Ospina, would be elected president of Colombia during the 1922 Colombian presidential election, in which he would obtain a wide advantage over the Liberal candidate Benjamín Herrera, thus becoming Ospina. became the 11th president of Colombia, so Carolina would serve as First Lady of Colombia from 1922 to 1926. After the death of her husband, she inherited all his businesses, among which the Marta Magdalena cattle ranch in Montería, Córdoba, as well as other properties, would stand out. Later in 1933, after the death of her father, she inherited shares of the Sociedad Agrícola del Sinú and The same year he would buy all the shares.[6] By 1942 Carolina would become the richest woman in Medellín with a net worth of COP 1,651,240.[2]
References
- ^ "Carolina Vasquez Uribe". ancestors.familysearch.org. May 20, 2009. Retrieved October 29, 2023.
- ^ a b c Mejía Cubillos, Javier (March 2012). Diccionario Biográfico y Genealógico de la élite antioqueña y viejocaldense. Segunda mitad del siglo XIX y primera del XX (PDF) (in Spanish) (primera ed.). Pereira, Colombia: Red Alma Mater. p. 221. Retrieved March 19, 2021.
- ^ Ramírez, Cardoso; Antonio, Juan (2020). "Las élites del Paraíso Escondido: Configuraciones y transformaciones del poder y la naturaleza en Córdoba" (PDF). Universidad del Rosario. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
- ^ Álvaro Martínez, Gallo; Álvaro, Luis (November 2010). Diccionario Biográfico de Antioqueños (PDF). Bogotá. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Bustillo Naranjo, Hugo (September 24, 2006). "Una raíz presidenciable". El Mundo. Retrieved May 29, 2021.
- ^ Ramírez, José Ernesto. "La construcción del poder económico: La familia Ospina, 1850 - 1960". Historia empresarial: 133–155. Retrieved June 16, 2021.
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Honorary titles | ||
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Preceded by Carlota González | First Lady of Antioquia 1818–1820 | Succeeded by Manuela Ospina Villa |
Preceded by | First Lady of Colombia 1922–1926 | Succeeded by |
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- Soledad Román de Núñez
- Elvira Cárdenas
- María Antonia Suárez
- Cecilia Arboleda de Holguín
- Carolina Vásquez Uribe
- Leonor de Velasco Álvarez
- María Teresa Londoño
- María Michelsen de López
- Lorenza Villegas de Santos
- María Michelsen de López
- Bertha Hernández
- María Hurtado de Gómez
- Carolina Correa Londoño
- Bertha Puga Martínez
- Susana López de Valencia
- Cecilia de la Fuente de Lleras
- María Cristina Arango Vega
- Cecilia Caballero Blanco
- Nydia Quintero Turbay
- Rosa Helena Álvarez Yepes
- Carolina Isakson Proctor
- Ana Milena Muñoz de Gaviria
- Jacquin Strouss Lucena
- Nohra Puyana de Pastrana
- Lina Moreno de Uribe
- María Clemencia de Santos
- María Juliana Ruiz
- Verónica Alcocer
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