Francisca Aparicio de Barrios, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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First lady of Guatemala
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Place of Birth: Quetzaltenango, Quetzaltenango Department, Guatemala
About Francisca Aparicio de Barrios
- Francisca Aparicio, 1st Marquis of Vistabella (23 July 1858 – 31 January 1943) was the First Lady of Guatemala between 1874 and 1885, performing the state duties required for the post.
- After her husband's death, she moved with her seven children to New York City and was well known for her entertainments.
- In 1892, she married a Spanish parliamentarian and moved to Europe, where her children were educated.
- Two paintings of her, painted by Francisco Masriera y Manovens are in the collection of the Museo del Prado in Madrid.
- When she was 14, she married Justo Rufino Barrios and immediately became the first Guatemalan First Lady in history to take office.
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