Amalia Solórzano

Amalia Solórzano de Cárdenas
Born Amalia Solórzano Alejandra Bravo
(1911-07-10)July 10, 1911
Tacámbaro, Michoacán, Mexico
Died December 12, 2008(2008-12-12) (aged 97)
Mexico City, Mexico
Predecessor Aída Sullivan de Rodríguez
Successor Soledad Orozco de Ávila
Religion Roman Catholic
Spouse(s) Lázaro Cárdenas
Children Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas

Amalia Solórzano Alejandra Bravo (July 10, 1911 December 12, 2008) was the First Lady of Mexico from 1934 to 1940. She was the spouse of president Lázaro Cárdenas, the mother of the thrice ex-presidential candidate and former Head of Government of the Federal District, Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas, and the grandmother of the former Governor of Michoacán, Lázaro Cárdenas Batel.

She was born in Tacámbaro to Candido Solórzano Morales and Albertina Bravo Sosa. She was a leading member of the Aid Committee for Children of the Spanish People, an organization that helped children who were refugees in France due to the Spanish Civil War reach Mexico.[1]

At the time of her death, she was the world's eldest surviving former First Lady, living 74 years after occupying the post on December 1, 1934. She was 23 years old when she became First Lady, which makes her the youngest one in Mexican history.

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Preceded by
Aída Sullivan de Rodríguez
First Lady of Mexico
1934–1940
Succeeded by
Soledad Orozco de Ávila


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