Elvira Fernández-Almoguera

Elvira Fernández–Almoguera Casas (Herencia, Ciudad Real, 20 August 1907 - Albacete, 14 August 1938) was a Spanish lawyer. She was the first woman to join the Albacete Bar as a lawyer, and the first one that had a position at the public attorney.

Biography Elvira Fernández-Almoguera Casas was born on 20 August 1907 in Herencia (Ciudad Real). She was the oldest of four siblings. She died in Albacete on 14 August 1938 of cardiac arrest.

After obtaining her degree at the Central University of Madrid, Fernández-Almoguera joined the Albacete Bar in 1929, becoming the first woman to do so (there was no other female lawyer at that bar until 26 January 1970). She had her office at the commercial gallery Pasaje de Lodares. In 1938 she moved to the Territorial Audience of Albacete, where she stayed until her sudden death.

Awards The town hall of Herencia paid tribute to Elvira Fernández-Almoguera Casas, giving her name to the official site of the Juzgado de Paz.