Rosario Montt Goyenechea (1820s – 1894) was the First Lady of Chile from 1851 to 1861, during the presidency of her husband, Manuel Montt.

Early life

María del Rosario Montt Goyenechea was born in Chile, the daughter of Filiberto Montt Prado (1758–1838) and María de la Luz Goyenechea de la Sierra, and part of the prominent

Montt family The Montt family of Chile, descended from Catalan immigrants to the country, includes a number of people who achieved political office and prominence in other fields: * José Anacleto Montt Goyenechea (1802–1867): lawyer and politician *Manuel ...

, originally from Catalonia. Her older brother was politician

José Anacleto Montt Goyenechea José Anacleto Montt Goyenechea (1802–1867) was a Chilean politician and lawyer. He was born in Valparaiso in 1802 and died in Santiago in 1867. He was the son of Filiberto Montt Prado and María de la Luz Goyenechea de la Sierra and the broth ...

(1802-1867).

Marriage and legacy

Montt was in her teens when she married her older cousin, government official Manuel Montt Torres (1809–1880) in 1839, in Casablanca, Chile. They had sixteen children together. She was the First Lady of Chile from 1851 to 1861, during the presidency of her husband. Because he was the target of attempted assassinations, she was the only person allowed to shave her husband's face or cut his hair. She was widowed when Manuel Montt died in 1880, and she died in 1894, about seventy years old, in San Bernardo. Montt's home in Santiago was declared a national historic site in 1981. From 1891 to 1896, her nephew

Jorge Montt Jorge Montt Álvarez (; April 26, 1845 – October 8, 1922) was a vice admiral in the Chilean Navy and president of Chile from 1891 to 1896.L.S. Rowe, "Passing of a Great Figure in Chilean History." ''Bulletin Pan American Union'' 55 (1922): ...

was president of Chile. From 1906 to 1910, her son

Pedro Montt Pedro Elías Pablo Montt Montt (; 29 June 1849, Santiago, Chile – 16 August 1910, Bremen, Germany) was a Chilean political figure. He served as the president of Chile from 1906 to his death from a probable stroke in 1910. His government furth ...

was president of Chile. Poet

Teresa Wilms Montt María Teresa de las Mercedes Wilms Montt (8 September 1893 – 24 December 1921; pseudonyms Tebal and Teresa de la Cruz), also known as Thérèse Wilms Montt, was a Chilean writer, poet, and anarcha-feminist. Described as "embodying sexual ...

was her great-granddaughter.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Montt, Rosario 1820s births 1894 deaths Year of birth uncertain First Ladies of Chile Montt family