Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano

Isabel Lorenza (Lorencita) Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli (July 8, 1906 – March 5, 1970) was the first wife of former Governor of Puerto Rico Luis A. Ferré and served as First Lady from 1968 until her death in 1970.

Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano
First Lady of Puerto Rico
In role January 2, 1969 – March 5, 1970
Governor	Luis A. Ferré
Preceded by	Jeannette Ramos
Succeeded by	Rosario Ferré
Personal details
Born	Lorenza Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli July 8, 1906 San Germán, Puerto Rico
Died	March 5, 1970 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Resting place	Santa María Magdalena de Pazzis Cemetery[1] San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spouse(s)	Luis A. Ferré ​ ​ (m. 1931; died 2003)​
Children	Antonio Luis Rosario (1938–2016)

Ramírez de Arellano was born on Esperanza Street in San Germán, Puerto Rico to Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Rosell (1880–1961).[2] She had a younger brother, Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano y Bartoli (1915 – 2011), who would go on to establish the first television broadcasting station, WORA-TV, in the western area of Puerto Rico, as well as the first frequency-modulated radio station there, WORA-FM.[3]

In 1931, she met Luis A. Ferré and married a few months later on May 30, 1931. They had two children together: Antonio Luis and Rosario.

When her husband, Ferré, won the 1968 general elections, Ramírez de Arellano assumed the role of First Lady. However, she died on March 5, 1970, one year after Ferré was sworn in.[2]

References

1. Lorenza “Lorencita” Ramirez de Arellano de Ferré.
2. Vargas Saavedra, Maelo (September 25, 2010). "Honran la memoria de Lorencita Ramírez de Arellano". El Nuevo Día. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved November 26, 2011.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) at WayBack Machine on 19 April 2012.
3. "Muere el pionero de la radio y la televisión mayagüezana: el filántropo Alfredo Ramírez de Arellano Bártoli". Mayagüez sabe a Mangó. Retrieved December 9, 2018.