Matilde Ibañez

Who is Matilde Ibañez?

Matilde Ibáñez Tálice was a First Lady of Uruguay.

Born in Argentina to León Ibáñez Saavedra and Elvira Tálice Parodi. In 1926 she married the young politician Luis Batlle Berres, they had three children: Jorge, Luis and Matilde. During the dictatorship of Gabriel Terra, the Batlle-Ibáñez family had to go to exile in Argentina.

In 1947 her husband assumed as Vice President of Uruguay; the early death of President Tomás Berreta meant that Batlle Berres was sworn in as President, and Ibáñez became First Lady.

Half a century later, her son Jorge was elected President of Uruguay. She died in 2002 and was buried at the Central Cemetery, Montevideo.