Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano

This name 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 office 1969–1970
Governor	Luis A. Ferré
Preceded by	Jeannette Ramos
Succeeded by	Rosario Ferré
Personal details
Born	Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli 1906 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Died	1970
Spouse(s)	Luis A. Ferré (1931-1970)
Children	Antonio Luis Rosario (b. 1938)
Religion	Roman Catholic

Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli (1906 – 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.

Ramírez de Arellano was born on Esperanza Street in San Germán, Puerto Rico to Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Rosell (1880–1961).^[1]

In 1931, she met Luis A. Ferré and married in May 30. 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 in 1970, one year after Ferré was sworn in.^[1]

References

1 2 Honran la memoria de Lorencita Ramírez de Arellano on El Nuevo Día; Vargas Saavedra, Maelo (September 25, 2010)

First Ladies of Puerto Rico

1st (1943): Inés Mendoza
2nd (1965): Conchita Dapena
3rd (1967): Jeannette Ramos
4th (1969): Lorenza Ramírez
5th (1970): Rosario Ferré

6th (1973): Lila Mayoral
7th (1977): Kate Donnelly
8th (1985): Lila Mayoral
9th (1993): Irma M. Neváres
10th (2001): Sila María and María Elena González

11th (2005): Luisa Gándara
12th (2009): Lucé Vela
13th (2013): Wilma Pastrana

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