Lorenza Villegas Restrepo

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Lorenza Villegas Restrepo
Photograph of Lorenza Villegas Restrepo
First Lady of Colombia
In role
7 August 1938 (1938-08-07) – 7 August 1942 (1942-08-07)
PresidentEduardo Santos Montejo
Preceded byMaría Michelsen de López
Succeeded byMaría Michelsen de López
Personal details
Born(1899-10-05)5 October 1899
Santa Rosa de Cabal, Risaralda, Colombia
Died25 March 1960(1960-03-25) (aged 60)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Political partyLiberal
SpouseEduardo Santos Montejo (1917–1960)
ChildrenClara Santos Villegas

Lorenza Villegas Restrepo (5 October 1899

Personal life

Born 5 October 1899 in Santa Rosa de Cabal, at that time Caldas, currently Risaralda[3] to José Antonio Villegas y Villegas y de Carlota Restrepo Botero. On 25 November 1917[4] she married Eduardo Santos Montejo, whom she had met through her brother, Alfonso Villegas Restrepo, founder and owner of El Tiempo who sold the newspaper to Santos in 1913. Together they had one daughter, Clara, who died of scarlet fever at the age of three. Lorenza died on 25 March 1960 in New York City.[5][6][7]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Colombia
1938-1942
Succeeded by