Juana Rosa Aguirre
Juana Rosa Aguirre Luco (November 20, 1877 – December 8, 1962) was First Lady of Chile (between December 25, 1938- November 25, 1941) and the wife of President Pedro Aguirre Cerda, who was also her cousin.
Juana Rosa Aguirre | |
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| First Lady of Chile | |
| In role December 25, 1938 – November 25, 1941 | |
| President | Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
| Preceded by | Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco |
| Succeeded by | Marta Ide Pereira |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juana Rosa Aguirre Luco November 20, 1877 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | December 8, 1962 (aged 85) |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Spouse(s) | |
| Parents | José Joaquín Aguirre Mercedes Luco Gutiérrez |
She was the daughter of the popular doctor José Joaquín Aguirre Campos and his second wife Mercedes Luco Gutiérrez. She and Pedro Aguirre Cerda were married in 1916, but they never had children. She became the First Lady of Chile in 1938 when her husband assumed the presidency.[1]
She was greatly committed to education, was popular with the public, and was a supporter of women's participation in politics in Chile.[2]
After the death of her husband from tuberculosis in 1941, she established in his memory the Pedro Aguirre Cerda Children's Home Foundation to care for abandoned children.[3]
References
- Nacional, Biblioteca del Congreso. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Historia Política". bcn.cl. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- LUN. "El Mercurio | Juana Rosa Aguirre Luco". Retrieved 2018-05-20.
- "Primeras Damas de Chile (in Spanish)" (PDF). Centro de Estudios Historicos Forenses. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2018.
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| Preceded by Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco |
First Lady of Chile 1938—1941 |
Succeeded by Marta Ide Pereira |