| María Mercedes Cabal | |
| Office: | First Lady of the New Granada |
| President: | Manuel Mallarino |
| Term Label: | In role |
| Term Start: | 1 April 1855 |
| Term End: | 1 April 1857 |
| Predecessor: | Ana María Gallegos |
| Successor: | Enriqueta Vasquez Jaramillo |
| Office2: | Second Lady of the New Granada |
| Vicepresident2: | Manuel Mallarino |
| Term Label2: | In role |
| Term Start2: | 1 April 1855 |
| Term End2: | 1 April 1859 |
| Predecessor2: | Ana María Gallegos |
| Successor2: | Position abolished |
| Birth Name: | María Mercedes Cabal Borrero |
| Birth Date: | 25 September 1819 |
| Birth Place: | Buga, Cauca Valley, New Granada |
| Death Place: | Bogotá, Colombia |
| Spouse: | Manuel Mallarino |
María Mercedes Cabal Borrero (25 September 1819 - 4 May 1904) was the wife of the Vice President Manuel Mallarino. Daughter of Mr. Víctor Cabal Molina, a wealthy landowner and politician, and Mrs. María Petrona Borrero Costa, she owes her fame not only to her husband's notoriety, but also to the fact that various authors affirm that she was the inspiration for the protagonist in the novel María de Jorge Isaacs.[1] [2]
From 1855 to 1857, her husband served as acting president.[3]