Elvira Cárdenas

Elvira Cárdenas Mosquera (April 12, 1870 - June 22, 1935) was a Colombian housewife and socialite, serving as First Lady of Colombia from 1914 and 1918 through her marriage to the 8th President of Colombia José Vicente Concha.[1][2][3]

Elvira Cárdenas
First Lady of Colombia
In role
August 7, 1914 – August 7, 1918
PresidentJosé Vicente Concha
Preceded byIsabel Gaviria Duque
Succeeded byMaría Antonia Suárez
Personal details
Born
Elvira Cárdenas Mosquera

(1870-04-12)April 12, 1870
Popayán, Cauca, Colombia
DiedJune 22, 1935(1935-06-22) (aged 65)
Bogotá, Colombia
Political partyConservative
SpouseJosé Vicente Concha
Parent(s)Jeremías Cárdenas (father)
Clelia Mosquera (mother)

Biography

Cárdenas Mosquera was born on April 12, 1870, in Popayán, Cauca, to Jeremias Cárdenas and Clelia Mosquera, daughter of Tomas Cipriano de Mosquera who served as the 1st and 4th President of the United States of Colombia, as well as the 4th and 3rd President of the Granadine Confederation and New Granada, both predecessor states to current Colombia.[4]

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Honorary titles
Preceded by
Isabel Gaviria Duque
First Lady of Colombia
1914-1918
Succeeded by