Delfina Ortega Díaz

Delfina Ortega Díaz
First Lady of Mexico
In office
1867–1880
President Porfirio Díaz
Personal details
Born (1845-10-20)October 20, 1845[1]
Oaxaca, Mexico[1]
Died April 8, 1880(1880-04-08) (aged 34) [2]
Spouse(s) Porfirio Díaz (1867-1880) (her death)
Children Porfirio Díaz Ortega
Luz Victoria Díaz Ortega
Five non-surviving children
Parents Manuel Antonio Ortega Reyes
Victoria Manuela Díaz Mori[2]

Delfina Ortega Díaz (October 20, 1845 – April 8, 1880) was the first lady of Mexico, as Porfirio Díaz's niece and first wife.[3] She married him in 1867.[4] They had seven children, of which two survived, Porfirio Díaz Ortega and Luz Victoria Díaz Ortega.[3][5]

She died in 1880 from complications of childbirth and was survived by Porfirio.[3][5]

References

  1. 1 2 "MyHeritage". Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Geni, Delfina Ortega de Díaz". Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  3. 1 2 3 Javier A. Galván (21 December 2012). Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century: The Lives and Regimes of 15 Rulers. McFarland. pp. 19–. ISBN 978-0-7864-6691-7.
  4. ↑ Mark Wasserman (2000). Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico: Men, Women, and War. UNM Press. pp. 164–. ISBN 978-0-8263-2171-8.
  5. 1 2 Jason Ruiz (6 January 2014). Americans in the Treasure House: Travel to Porfirian Mexico and the Cultural Politics of Empire. University of Texas Press. pp. 233–. ISBN 978-0-292-75380-8.


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