María del Carmen Sotomayor Elzo (c.1780 - September 24, 1852) was First Lady of Chile

Chile

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

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She was born in Rancagua, the daughter of Francisco Sotomayor Serrano and of María de la Concepción de Elzo y Ureta, woman of Basque

Basque people

The Basques as an ethnic group, primarily inhabit an area traditionally known as the Basque Country , a region that is located around the western end of the Pyrenees on the coast of the Bay of Biscay and straddles parts of north-central Spain and south-western France.The Basques are known in the...

 descent. She married Fernando de Errázuriz y Martínez de Aldunate

Fernando Errázuriz

Fernando de Errázuriz y Martínez de Aldunate , also known as Fernando Errázuriz Aldunate, was a Chilean political figure. He served as provisional president of Chile in 1831. He was of Basque descent....

, served as provisional president of Chile

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...

 in 1831, in Santiago

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...

on October 2, 1801, with whom he had 8 children. She died in the same city on 1852.

External links

• Genealogical chart of Sotomayor family