Odilia Palomo Paíz

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Palomo and the second or maternal family name is Paíz.

Odilia Palomo Paíz
Palomo Paíz in 1954
First Lady of Guatemala
In role September 1, 1954 – July 26, 1957
President	Carlos Castillo Armas
Preceded by	Maria Cristina Vilanova
Succeeded by	Julia Solís Gallardo
Personal details
Born	Alicia Odilia Palomo Paíz 20 November 1919 Guatemala City, Guatemala
Died	1985 (aged 65) Guatemala City, Guatemala
Spouse	Carlos Castillo Armas ​ ​ (m. 1933; died 1957)​

Alicia Odilia Palomo Paíz (20 November 1919 – 1985) was a Guatemalan teacher and politician. She was the First Lady of Guatemala from 1954 to 1957. Odilia Palomo Paíz was the wife of President Carlos Castillo Armas.^[1]

She was born in Guatemala City, daughter of Herminio Palomo Mayorga and Josefina Paíz Amado. Subsequently, she married with Carlos Castillo Armas in 1933.^[2]

Odilia Palomo Paíz became First Lady after her husband was invested as President of Guatemala. She was present during the visit of Vice President Richard Nixon and his wife Pat Nixon. On July 27, 1957, she was present during the murder of her husband Carlos Castillo Armas and was the only witness to the murder. After the funeral of her husband's estate, she retired from public life, in 1976 President Fernando Romeo Lucas García decorated her with the Order Dolores Bedoya de Molina for her educational and social work. Palomo Paíz died in 1985.^[3][4]

References

1. "Magnicidio en Guatemala". New Media. 2013. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
2. "The Cincinnati Enquirer from Cincinnati, Ohio · Page 52". Newspapers. 1955. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
3. "Asesinato de Carlos Castillo Armas". Prensa Libre. 2015. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
4. "ACUERDO GUBERNATIVO 07-09-1976". Leyes de Guatemala. 1976. Retrieved 2018-06-10.

Honorary titles
Preceded by Maria Cristina Vilanova	First Lady of Guatemala 1954–1957	Succeeded by Julia Solís Gallardo