Eva Sámano Bishop (May 5, 1910 – January 7, 1984) was a Mexican educator. She was the second wife of President
Adolfo López Mateos
Adolfo López Mateos (; 26 May 1909 – 22 September 1969) was a Mexican politician and lawyer who served as President of Mexico from 1958 to 1964. Previously, he served as Secretariat of Labor and Social Welfare, Secretary of Labor and Social ...
and
First Lady of Mexico
The first lady of Mexico () or first gentleman of Mexico () is the informal title held by the spouse of the president of Mexico, concurrent with the president's term of office.
The position has no legal foundation and was originally started as a ...
from 1958 to 1964.
Biography
Eva Samano de López Mateos
was born in
Mexico
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in San Nicolás del Oro,
Guerrero
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on May 5, 1910. Early in her career, she taught at the
Scientific and Literary Institute in
Toluca
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. In 1937, she married future president
Lopez Mateos. She served as First Lady of Mexico from 1958 until 1964.
In 1961, she founded the
National Institute for Infants, which ''
The New York Times
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'' describes as "Mexico's first social assistance organization dedicated solely to children." The article also stated she "initiated the national movement to organize and improve medical and educational services for Mexican children."
After her husband died in 1973, she returned to teaching.
Personal life and death
Upon her death in 1984, she was survived by a daughter.
See also
*
List of first ladies of Mexico
*
Politics of Mexico
The politics of Mexico function within the framework of a federation, federal presidential system, presidential representative democracy, representative democratic republic whose government is based on a multi-party congressional system, wher ...
References
External links
1984 obituary
First ladies and gentlemen of Mexico
1910 births
1984 deaths
People from Guerrero
20th-century Mexican educators
Mexican women educators
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