Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro (born 23 April 1963) is a former first lady of

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Marriage and first lady

Ocaña Navarro was the wife of former

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Ricardo Maduro, marrying him when he was already President in October 2002 after meeting him during a 2-year stint working in the Spanish embassy in

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. She received dual Spanish-Honduran citizenship in 2004. Her marriage to Maduro ended in divorce in 2006 as Maduro's term in office came to a close. Bush explains history of White House desk

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Working with and adoption of children

In January 2003, Aguas Santas visited El Hogar de Niños Emanuel in San Pedro Sula, along with several executives of Spanish corporations operating factories in that city. They were hoping to raise awareness for the orphans remaining in many orphanages as a result of

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, which had devastated Honduras in 1998. She legally adopted two

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ren, but she now has 13 children in her care, all of whom accompanied her to

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on 27 January 2006, the day she ceased being first lady. She worked there with Nicaraguan children in need, and helped the wife of Nicaragua's then President,

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. The five children legally adopted are called Leidy Jackeline, Kevin Josué, Francis, Joan and Jackie. As first lady of Honduras she was particularly known for her work with Street children and visiting jailmates. She created a program, "Cero Niños en las Calles", which is geared towards eliminating children working in Honduras' streets. This program has been severely criticized by her husband's

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opponents. Ocaña Navarro continues fighting for children's rights, by denouncing a

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-based organisation that was allegedly involved in the selling of adoptive children by using the

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to lure prospective clients.

References

External links

Information on Aguas Santas Ocaña Navarro
(in Spanish)
Website of El Hogar de Niños de Emanuel in San Pedro Sula
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ocana Navarro, Aguas Santas 1963 births Living people People from Vega del Guadalquivir First ladies and gentlemen of Honduras Spanish women in politics Naturalized citizens of Honduras Spanish diplomats Complutense University of Madrid alumni Spanish emigrants to Nicaragua