Natalia Chacón

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Natalia Chacón Amarillas
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Portrait of Natalia Chacón Amarillas
Born(1879-12-01)December 1, 1879
Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México
DiedJune 2, 1927(1927-06-02) (aged 47)
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
NationalityMexican
TitleFirst Lady of Mexico, President Plutarco Elías Calles
SuccessorCarmen García González
MovementPartido Nacional Revolucionario

Natalia Chacón Amarillas (1879 - 1927) was a Mexican woman, philanthropist, and a political figure, who became the first lady of Mexico as the wife of the Mexican president Plutarco Elias Calles. At her initiative children's canteens were created across the state, along with other essential charities to serve the needs of the poor.

Biography[]

Natalia Amarillas was born in Mazatlán, Sinaloa on the first of December 1879. Her mother and father Manuel Chacón and Ventura Amanelas move to Guaymas, Sonora, where she spends her childhood and young adulthood.

She met Plutarco Elías Calles in Guaymas. He was a primary school teacher at the time.

In 1899 they married and moved together in Hermosillo, Sonora. They had nine children - five girls and four boys. [1]

First Lady[]

At her initiative, the first ever children's and poor people's canteens were created in Mexico, which served stew, milk, and bread. The food they served was often the only food those people had access to. Moreover, her focus went toward building medical dispensaries to serve the less favored society layers. She juggled both her first lady obligations, raising children, and being the wife of the president at the same time without neglecting any responsibilities. [2]

She organized banquets often in addition to leading the initiatives to feed children and the poor. Unfortunately due to having to raise nine children and various other responsibilities, she often fell ill with fever, insomnia, and various ailments. Due to the complications in her health, she stopped attending the Independence ceremonies, as well as other acts as first lady.[citation needed]

Death[]

When Natalia's condition worsened, the work of accompanying the president was carried out by her daughter Hortensia, which became the official replacement for the first lady.[3] During the last day of Plutarco Calles's presidency of Mexico in 1927, Natalia Chacón Amarillas fell very ill with a pulmonary embolism and was transferred to a hospital in Los Angeles, California, where she underwent surgery on the 23rd of May but couldn't cope with the disease and died on the 2nd of June due to a gallbladder complication.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Ramirez Gonzalez, Beatriz (2008). En la pobreza y en la riqueza: Biografia de dona Natalia Chacon de Elias Calles. Mexico: Arroyo Books. ISBN 978-9686851748.
  2. ^ "Natalia Chacón de Elías Calles | Cimac Noticias". archivo.cimacnoticias.com.mx. Retrieved 2021-06-03.
  3. ^ Aguilar Castro, Alicia (2006). Primeras damas, las ausentes presentes: historias de mujeres mexicanas (1st ed.). pp. 93–96. ISBN 9686851607.
  4. ^ Sefchovich, Sara (2002). La suerde de la consorte : Las esposas gobernanted de Mexico : historia de un olvido y relato de un fracaso (In Spanish language). Océano. pp. 231–238. ISBN 9706516433.


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