María Antonia Suárez

This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Suárez, the second or maternal family name is Orratia, and, for married women, the optional marital name is de Morales.

María Antonia Suárez
First Lady of Colombia
In role
August 7, 1918 – March 3, 1919
PresidentMarco Fidel Suárez
Preceded byElvira Cárdenas Mosquera
Succeeded byCecilia Arboleda de Holguín
Personal details
Born
María Antonia Suárez Orratia

(1895-06-05)June 5, 1895
Bogotá, Colombia
DiedAugust 7, 1950(1950-08-07) (aged 55)
Bogotá, Colombia
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Roberto Morales
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(m. 1919)​
Parent(s)Marco Fidel Suárez
Isabel Orrantia

María Antonia Suárez de Morales[1] (née Suárez Orrantia; June 5, 1897 - August 7, 1950) was a Colombian housewife, daughter of the 9th President Marco Fidel Suárez. Suárez served as Acting First Lady of Colombia from 1918 until her marriage in 1919, since her mother, Isabel Orrantia, had died years before her father became President of Colombia.[2][3][4]

María Antonia was one of the most influential people in the Suárez administration, during her two years as acting first lady.

References

  1. ^ Centro de Historia de Bello. "Cronología de Marco Fidel Suárez". centrodehistoriadebello.org.co. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  2. ^ @colombia_hist (December 21, 2018). "La esposa de Marco Fidel Suárez, Isabel Orrantia murió iniciando el siglo XX, María Antonia hizo las veces de primera dama en ceremonias oficiales" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Marco Fidel Suárez". enciclopedia.banrepcultural.org. Retrieved March 9, 2022.
  4. ^ Morales de Gómez, Teresa (March 2013). "El amor maternal de Marco Fidel Suárez". revistacredencial.com. Retrieved March 10, 2022.
Honorary titles
Preceded by First Lady of Colombia
1918–1919 		Succeeded by