Tránsito Florez y de la Cavareda (1820 – 29 August 1890) was the Chilean First Lady between 1861 and 1871.
Biography Florez was born in 1820 in Santiago to Antonio Flórez de Valdés y Toro-Zambrano and Micaela de la Cavareda y Trucíos. On 9 April 1840, Florez married José Joaquín Pérez, a lawyer, politician and later 7th President of Chile. The couple had 11 children but only 5 daughters survived to adulthood:
Jesús Pérez Florez; married the lawyer, farmer and politician Luz Pérez Florez; second wife of Francisco García-Huidobro Eyzaguirre Florencia Pérez Florez; married the industrialist, miner, farmer and politician Teresa Pérez Florez; married the farmer and politician Gertrudis Pérez Florez; married the diplomat and politician
Although Florez carried out the duties of First Lady, she didn't play a prominent role. In the wake of the Iglesia de la Compañía Fire, Florez observed a period of strict mourning. Florez also observed a period of mourning during the Chincha Islands War.
On 29 August 1890, Florez died in Santiago and was buried at the Santiago General Cemetery.
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