Amalia Solórzano

Amalia Alejandra Solórzano Bravo (July 10, 1911 – December 12, 2008) was the

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

• List of first ladies of Mexico
• Politics of Mexico

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