Marita Camacho Quirós

First Lady of Costa Rica, 1962–1966, and supercentenarian

Marita del Carmen Camacho Quirós (born 10 March 1911) is the former First Lady of Costa Rica when her husband Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich was president from 1962 to 1966.

Marita Camacho Quirós
A smiling fair-skinned woman with dark hair in an updo, wearing a dark dress and holding a large bouquet
Camacho Quirós, from a 1962 publication of the U.S. State Department
First Lady of Costa Rica
In office
8 May 1962 – 8 May 1966
PresidentFrancisco Orlich Bolmarcich
Preceded byOlga de Benedictis Antonelli
Succeeded byClara Fonseca Guardia
Personal details
Born
Marita del Carmen Camacho Quirós

(1911-03-10)10 March 1911
(age 113 years, 240 days)
San Ramón, Costa Rica
Political partyPLN[1]
Spouse(s)
(m. 1932; died 1969)
Children2
Relatives

She is the first person who was a First Lady to become a supercentenarian. Camacho Quirós is the oldest living person in Costa Rica and the oldest former First Lady in the world.[3][4]

References

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  1. Ferrer, José Figueres (2021-05-12). "Marita Camacho Quirós". El Espíritu del 48 – Dedicado a preservar los valores e ideales de la Revolución de 1948 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-28.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Goublaye (2004). Viajes a través de mi árbol genealógico (in Spanish). La Paz, Bolivia: Plural Editores. p. 72. ISBN 9789990575552. OCLC 948237007.
  3. "La persona famosa más longeva (Costa Rica)" [The oldest famous person (Costa Rica)]. Supercentenarios.net (in Spanish). Latin American Supercentenarians. Retrieved 2021-06-29.
  4. Lynch, Dudly (2021-03-10). "Ex primera dama doña Marita Camacho Quirós cumple 110 años de vida" [Former first lady Marita Camacho Quirós turns 110 years old]. Teletica (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-06-27.