About Nicolasa Valdés
Lived 1733 – 1810 (aged 77). Nicolasa Valdés was a Chilean politician and first Lady.
María Nicolasa de Valdés y de la Carrera, Countess of La Conquista (January 7, 1733 – December 18, 1810) was the inaugural First Lady of Chile from September 18, 1810, when her husband assumed the presidency in Chile's First Government Junta, until her death four months later.
Nicolasa Valdés was of Basque descent, born in Santiago, the second daughter of Domingo de Valdés y González de Soberal and of Ana Francisca de Borja de la Carrera y Ureta. She married Mateo de Toro Zambrano, 1st Count of la Conquista on May 3, 1751, and together they had ten children. She died in Santiago, shortly before her husband, at the age of 77.
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Who was Nicolasa Valdés?
First Lady of Chile (1733-1810)
When was Nicolasa Valdés born?
Nicolasa Valdés was born on 7 January 1733.
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Nicolasa Valdés died on 18 December 1810 in Captaincy General of Chile, Santiago de chile.
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Nicolasa Valdés was a politician and first Lady.
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Nicolasa Valdés was Chilean.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nicolasa Valdés. https://biography.guide/nicolasa-valdes/
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