Cecilia Caballero Blanco de López (née Caballero Blanco; 30 September 1913 – 13 August 2019) was the first lady of Colombia from 1974 to 1978 as the wife of Alfonso López Michelsen, the 25th president of Colombia. Caballero de López was also first lady of Cesar from 1967 to 1968 when her husband was governor.
Personal life
Cecilia was born on 30 September 1913 in Bogotá to Julio Caballero Barrera and Mary Blanco Barroso. She married Alfonso López Michelsen, lawyer and politician on 23 October 1938. They had three sons: Alfonso, an economist and diplomat, Juan Manuel, and Felipe. She turned 100 in September 2013, and died on 13 August 2019 at the age of 105. She was also the longest lived First Lady of Colombia.
