Delfina Ortega Díaz Explained

Delfina Ortega Díaz
Order1:First Lady of Mexico
Term Start1:17 February 1867
Term End1:8 April 1880
Term Label1:In role
President1:Porfirio Díaz
Birth Date:20 October 1845[1]
Birth Place:Oaxaca, Mexico
Death Date: [2]
Parents:Manuel Antonio Ortega Reyes
Victoria Manuela Díaz Mori
Children:8

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 eight 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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MyHeritage. 2 November 2014.
  2. Web site: Geni, Delfina Ortega de Díaz. 20 October 1845 . 2 November 2014.
  3. Book: Javier A. Galván. Latin American Dictators of the 20th Century: The Lives and Regimes of 15 Rulers. 21 December 2012. McFarland. 978-0-7864-6691-7. 19–.
  4. Book: Mark Wasserman. Everyday Life and Politics in Nineteenth Century Mexico: Men, Women, and War. 2000. UNM Press. 978-0-8263-2171-8. 164–.
  5. Book: Jason Ruiz. Americans in the Treasure House: Travel to Porfirian Mexico and the Cultural Politics of Empire. 6 January 2014. University of Texas Press. 978-0-292-75380-8. 233–.