María de la Ossa de Amador
María de la Ossa de Amador | |
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de la Ossa de Amador in 1913 | |
| First Lady of Panama | |
| In role February 20, 1904 – October 1, 1908 | |
| President | Manuel Amador Guerrero |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Josefa Jované Aguilar |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Manuela María Maximiliano de la Ossa Escobar 2 March 1855 Sahagún, Bolívar, New Granada |
| Died | 5 July 1948 (aged 93) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Spouse | |
| Children | Raúl Arturo Guerrero Elmira María Guerrero de Ehrman |
| Known for | Creating the first Flag of Panama and planning the bloodless revolution for Panama's Independence |
María de la Ossa de Amador (2 March 1855 – 5 July 1948) was the inaugural First Lady of Panama serving from February 1904 to October 1908. She was one of the creators of the original Panamanian flag and a member of the separatist movement which fought for Panamanian independence from Colombia. She is known as the "Mother of the Nation" and in the corregimiento Parque Lefevre a school was named in her honor. In 1953, for the nation's 50th anniversary, a stamp bearing the likeness of her and her husband was issued by the government of Panama.