Herminia Arrate
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Herminia Arrate Ramírez was a painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 and First Lady of Chile as wife of President
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...

 Carlos Dávila Espinoza.

Biography

She was born in Santiago, Chile
Santiago, Chile
Santiago , also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile, and the center of its largest conurbation . It is located in the country's central valley, at an elevation of above mean sea level...

, daughter of Colonel Miguel Arrate Larraín and Delia Ramírez Molina, granddaughter of Eleuterio Ramírez
Eleuterio Ramírez
Eleuterio Ramírez Molina was a Chilean military figure. He founded the Foro Militar military newspaper in 1871.-References:...

, a Pacific War
Pacific War
The Pacific War, also sometimes called the Asia-Pacific War refers broadly to the parts of World War II that took place in the Pacific Ocean, its islands, and in East Asia, then called the Far East...

 hero (Tarapacá's campaign). Since her childhood, she had been interested in the arts, specially painting, being a disciple of Fernando Álvarez de Sotomayor and Pablo Burchard
Pablo Burchard
Pablo Burchard was a Chilean painter....

. In 1927, she traveled to European countries. She married Carlos Dávila Espinoza, a journalist, ambassador and President of Chile in 1932. She died in Santiago in 1941.

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