Herminia Arrate Ramírez (July 1, 1895 – March 12, 1941) was a painter and First Lady of Chile as wife of President Carlos Dávila Espinoza.
Herminia Arrate Ramírez | |
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| First Lady of Chile | |
| In role June 16, 1932 – September 13, 1932 | |
| President | Carlos Dávila |
| Preceded by | Graciela Fehrman Martínez |
| Succeeded by | Rosa Ester Rodríguez Velasco |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Herminia Arrate Ramírez July 1, 1895 Santiago, Chile |
| Died | March 12, 1941 (aged 45) Santiago, Chile |
| Spouse | |
| Occupation | Painter |
Biography edit
She was born in Santiago, Chile, daughter of Colonel Miguel Arrate Larraín and Delia Ramírez Molina, and granddaughter of Eleuterio Ramírez, a Pacific War hero (Tarapacá's campaign). Since her childhood, she had been interested in the arts, especially painting, being a disciple of Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor and Pablo Burchard. In 1927, she traveled to Europe. She married Carlos Dávila Espinoza, a journalist, ambassador and President of Chile in 1932. She died in Santiago in 1941.
External links edit
- Herminia Arrate's biography and painting at the Wayback Machine (archived October 27, 2009) (in Spanish)
- Herminia Arrate's biography (in Spanish)
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