Ana de Narváez de Caro
Ana de Narváez Guerra-Azuola (March 8, 1847 – March 23, 1909) was the First Lady of Colombia from 1894 to 1898, as the wife of Miguel Antonio Caro, the fourth president of Colombia. She had previously served as the Second Lady from 1892 to 1894 when her husband was vice president under President Rafael Núñez.
She was born in Bogotá to Antonio de Narváez and Concepción Guerra-Azuola de Narváez. Her father was born in Kingston, Jamaica, while his parents were away on a business trip.
Ana married Miguel Antonio Caro in February 1873, and they had nine children, including Julio Caro, who later managed the Bank of the Republic from 1927 to 1947, and the writer Víctor Caro.
In 1892, Caro ran for president as Núñez’s running mate, but Ana was pregnant and did not accompany him. After Núñez's election, she served as social hostess at the San Carlos Palace in a limited role, partly to preserve Soledad Román de Núñez’s position as First Lady.
When Miguel Antonio Caro became president in 1894, Ana became First Lady. She was the youngest woman to hold the role at the time; this record was later surpassed in 1900 by Matilde Osorio de Marroquín.
Ana de Narváez de Caro died in Bogotá on March 23, 1909, and was buried in the Central Cemetery of Bogotá. She was a member of the Conservative Party.
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