Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano

Isabel Lorenza (Lorencita) Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli (July 8, 1906 – March 5, 1970) was the first wife of former Governor of Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferré and served as First Lady from 1968 until her death in 1970.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Ramírez de Arellano and the second or maternal family name is Bartoli.
Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano
First Lady of Puerto Rico
In role
January 2, 1969 – March 5, 1970
GovernorLuis A. Ferré
Preceded byJeannette Ramos
Succeeded byRosario Ferré
Personal details
Born
Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli

July 8, 1906
San Germán, Puerto Rico
DiedMarch 5, 1970
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Resting placeSanta María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery[1]
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spouse(s)
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(
m. 1931; died 2003)
ChildrenAntonio Luis
Rosario (1938–2016)

Ramírez de Arellano was born on Esperanza Street in San Germán, Puerto Rico to Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Rosell (1880–1961).[2] She had a younger brother, Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli (1915 – 2011), who would go on to establish the first television broadcasting station, WORA-TV, in the western area of Puerto Rico, as well as the first frequency-modulated radio station there, WORA-FM.[3]

In 1931, she met Luis A. Ferré and married a few months later on May 30, 1931. They had two children together: Antonio Luis and Rosario.

When her husband, Ferré, won the 1968 general elections, Ramírez de Arellano assumed the role of First Lady. However, she died on March 5, 1970, one year after Ferré was sworn in.[2]

References
  1. Lorenza “Lorencita” Ramirez de Arellano de Ferré.
  2. Vargas Saavedra, Maelo (September 25, 2010). "Honran la memoria de Lorencita Ramírez de Arellano". El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2011.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) at WayBack Machine on 19 April 2012.
  3. "Muere el pionero de la radio y la televisión mayagüezana: el filántropo Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano Bártoli". Mayagüez sabe a Mangó. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Jeannette Ramos		 First Lady of Puerto Rico
1969–1970		 Succeeded by
Rosario Ferré


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