Isabel Riquelme
Isabel Riquelme | |
|---|---|
Portrait by José Gil de Castro, early 1820s | |
| First Lady of Chile | |
| In role 17 February 1817 – 28 January 1823 | |
| President | Bernardo O'Higgins |
| Preceded by | Mercedes Fontecilla |
| Succeeded by | Manuela Caldera Mascayano |
| Personal details | |
| Born | María Isabel Riquelme de la Barrera y Meza 6 March 1758 Chillán, Captaincy General of Chile, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 21 April 1839 (aged 81) Lima, Republic of North Peru, Peruvian Republic, Peru–Bolivian Confederation |
| Resting place | Bernardo O'Higgins Monumental Park |
| Spouse |
Félix Rodríguez y Rojas
(m. 1780; died 1782) |
| Relations | Manuel Riquelme (brother) |
| Children | 3 including, Bernardo O'Higgins Rosa Rodríguez y Riquelme |
María Isabel Riquelme de la Barrera y Meza (6 March 1758 – April 21, 1839), was the mother of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins and First Lady of Chile.