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'''Adela María Ruiz de Royo''' (December 15, 1943 – June 19, 2019) was a Spanish-born Panamanian [[mathematics]] academic and educator. She served as the [[First Lady of Panama]] from 1978 until 1982 during the [[President of Panama|presidency]] of her husband, [[Aristides Royo]].<ref name=segundos>{{cite news |first=|last=|title=Adela Ruiz de Royo, exprimera dama de Panamá falleció |url=https://ensegundos.com.pa/2019/06/20/adela-ruiz-de-royo-exprimera-dama-de-panama-fallecio/ |work=[[En Segundos]] |date=2019-06-20 |accessdate=2019-12-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154544/https://ensegundos.com.pa/2019/06/20/adela-ruiz-de-royo-exprimera-dama-de-panama-fallecio/ |archivedate=2019-06-21 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=estp>{{cite news |first=Tomás |last=Paredes Royo |title=Adela Ruiz de Royo y la vida que le tocó vivir |url=https://www.laestrella.com.pa/opinion/columnistas/190626/royo-ruiz-vida-adela |work=[[La Estrella de Panama]] |date=2019-06-26 |accessdate=2019-12-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227041820/https://www.laestrella.com.pa/opinion/columnistas/190626/royo-ruiz-vida-adela |archivedate=2019-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also served President of the Panamanian Academy of Language (''La Academia Panameña de la Lengua'').<ref name=segundos/><ref name=md>{{cite news |first=Martha Vanessa |last=Concepción |title=Muere exprimera dama de Panamá. Hay reacciones |url=https://www.midiario.com/nacionales/muere-exprimera-dama-de-panama-hay-reacciones/ |work=[[Mi Diario]] |date=2019-06-20 |accessdate=2019-12-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227050330/https://www.midiario.com/nacionales/muere-exprimera-dama-de-panama-hay-reacciones/ |archivedate=2019-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Adela María Ruiz González''', customary married name '''Ruiz de Royo''' (December 15, 1943 – June 19, 2019) was a Spanish-born Panamanian [[mathematics]] academic and educator. She served as the [[First Lady of Panama]] from 1978 until 1982 during the [[President of Panama|presidency]] of her husband, [[Aristides Royo]].<ref name=segundos>{{cite news |title=Adela Ruiz de Royo, exprimera dama de Panamá falleció |url=https://ensegundos.com.pa/2019/06/20/adela-ruiz-de-royo-exprimera-dama-de-panama-fallecio/ |work=[[En Segundos]] |date=2019-06-20 |access-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621154544/https://ensegundos.com.pa/2019/06/20/adela-ruiz-de-royo-exprimera-dama-de-panama-fallecio/ |archive-date=2019-06-21 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=estp>{{cite news |first=Tomás |last=Paredes Royo |title=Adela Ruiz de Royo y la vida que le tocó vivir |url=https://www.laestrella.com.pa/opinion/columnistas/190626/royo-ruiz-vida-adela |work=[[La Estrella de Panama]] |date=2019-06-26 |access-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227041820/https://www.laestrella.com.pa/opinion/columnistas/190626/royo-ruiz-vida-adela |archive-date=2019-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also served President of the Panamanian Academy of Language (''Academia Panameña de la Lengua'').<ref name=segundos/><ref name=md>{{cite news |first=Martha Vanessa |last=Concepción |title=Muere exprimera dama de Panamá. Hay reacciones |url=https://www.midiario.com/nacionales/muere-exprimera-dama-de-panama-hay-reacciones/ |work=[[Mi Diario]] |date=2019-06-20 |access-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227050330/https://www.midiario.com/nacionales/muere-exprimera-dama-de-panama-hay-reacciones/ |archive-date=2019-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
Ruiz was born '''Adela María Ruiz González''' in a home in the municipality of [[Grado, Asturias|Grado]], [[Asturias]], [[Spain]] to parents, José María and Rosalina.<ref name=estp/> She was raised in the nearby city of [[Oviedo]] alongside her three sisters, Marta, Mabel, and María José.<ref name=estp/> Ruiz was nicknamed '''Deli'''.<ref name=estp/><ref name=ne2>{{cite news |first=|last= |title=Panamá, de luto ante la muerte de la ex primera dama moscona Adela Ruiz |url=https://www.lne.es/vida-y-estilo/gente/2019/06/21/panama-luto-muerte-ex-primera/2491476.html |work=[[La Nueva España]] |date=2019-06-21 |accessdate=2019-12-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622191631/https://www.lne.es/vida-y-estilo/gente/2019/06/21/panama-luto-muerte-ex-primera/2491476.html |archivedate=2019-06-22 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=gn/>
Ruiz was born '''Adela María Ruiz González''' in a home in the municipality of [[Grado, Asturias|Grado]], [[Asturias]], [[Spain]] to parents, José María and Rosalina.<ref name=estp/> She was raised in the nearby city of [[Oviedo]] alongside her three sisters, Marta, Mabel, and María José.<ref name=estp/> Ruiz was nicknamed '''Deli'''.<ref name=estp/><ref name=ne2>{{cite news |title=Panamá, de luto ante la muerte de la ex primera dama moscona Adela Ruiz |url=https://www.lne.es/vida-y-estilo/gente/2019/06/21/panama-luto-muerte-ex-primera/2491476.html |work=[[La Nueva España]] |date=2019-06-21 |access-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622191631/https://www.lne.es/vida-y-estilo/gente/2019/06/21/panama-luto-muerte-ex-primera/2491476.html |archive-date=2019-06-22 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=gn/>


By 1960, Ruiz had moved to [[Salamanca]] to study medicine.<ref name=estp/> That same year, she met her future husband, a Panamanian national and fellow student at the [[University of Salamanca]] named [[Aristides Royo]].<ref name=estp/> The couple married in the early 1960s and eventually had three children - Marta Elena, Irma Natalia, and Aristides José.<ref name=estp/> Ruiz, Royo and their oldest daughter, Marta, moved to [[Panama]] permanently on September 17, 1965.<ref name=estp/>
By 1960, Ruiz had moved to [[Salamanca]] to study medicine.<ref name=estp/> That same year, she met her future husband, a Panamanian national and fellow student at the [[University of Salamanca]] named [[Aristides Royo]].<ref name=estp/> The couple married in the early 1960s and eventually had three children - Marta Elena, Irma Natalia, and Aristides José.<ref name=estp/> Ruiz, Royo and their oldest daughter, Marta, moved to [[Panama]] permanently on September 17, 1965.<ref name=estp/>
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In addition to her own career, Ruiz held the role of the wife of a government minister and politician.<ref name=estp/> She became [[First Lady of Panama]] from 1978 to 1982. During her tenure as first lady, Ruiz created the Asociación Pro Obras de Beneficencia.<ref name=segundos/>
In addition to her own career, Ruiz held the role of the wife of a government minister and politician.<ref name=estp/> She became [[First Lady of Panama]] from 1978 to 1982. During her tenure as first lady, Ruiz created the Asociación Pro Obras de Beneficencia.<ref name=segundos/>


Ruiz was diagnosed with colon and liver cancer in 2017.<ref name=estp/> She died from the disease on June 19, 2019, at the age of 75.<ref name=segundos/><ref name=estp/><ref name=md/> Adela Ruiz was survived by her husband, Aristides Royo, and their three children, Marta Elena, Natalia, and Arístides José.<ref name=ne>{{cite news |first=|last= |title=Las cenizas de la mujer de Arístides Royo ya reposan en Asturias |url=https://www.lne.es/asturias/2019/10/06/cenizas-mujer-aristides-royo-reposan/2539434.html |work=[[La Nueva España]] |date=2019-10-05 |accessdate=2019-12-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007153844/https://www.lne.es/asturias/2019/10/06/cenizas-mujer-aristides-royo-reposan/2539434.html |archivedate=2019-10-07 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her funeral was held at the National Sanctuary in [[Bella Vista, Panama City|Bella Vista]], [[Panama City]] on June 24, 2019.<ref name=segundos/> Ruiz's ashes were returned to her native Spain, where they were partially buried at the Praviano cemetery in [[Riberas]], [[Asturias]].<ref name=ne/> A second [[funeral mass]] was held at the [[Carmelite]] Catholic Church of Oviedo on October 4, 2019.<ref name=ne/> Shortly before the funeral, her remaining ashes were sprinkled into the [[Cantabrian Sea]] by her husband and children.<ref name=ne/>
Ruiz was diagnosed with colon and liver cancer in 2017.<ref name=estp/> She died from the disease on June 19, 2019, at the age of 75.<ref name=segundos/><ref name=estp/><ref name=md/> Adela Ruiz was survived by her husband, Aristides Royo, and their three children, Marta Elena, Natalia, and Arístides José.<ref name=ne>{{cite news |title=Las cenizas de la mujer de Arístides Royo ya reposan en Asturias |url=https://www.lne.es/asturias/2019/10/06/cenizas-mujer-aristides-royo-reposan/2539434.html |work=[[La Nueva España]] |date=2019-10-05 |access-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191007153844/https://www.lne.es/asturias/2019/10/06/cenizas-mujer-aristides-royo-reposan/2539434.html |archive-date=2019-10-07 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her funeral was held at the National Sanctuary in [[Bella Vista, Panama City|Bella Vista]], [[Panama City]] on June 24, 2019.<ref name=segundos/> Ruiz's ashes were returned to her native Spain, where they were partially buried at the Praviano cemetery in [[Riberas]], [[Asturias]].<ref name=ne/> A second [[funeral mass]] was held at the [[Carmelite]] Catholic Church of Oviedo on October 4, 2019.<ref name=ne/> Shortly before the funeral, her remaining ashes were sprinkled into the [[Cantabrian Sea]] by her husband and children.<ref name=ne/>


In December 2019, Ruiz's daughter, Natalia Royo de Hagerman, was appointed as Panama's ambassador to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=gn>{{cite news |first=Javier Alonso |last=Navarro |title=Natalia Royo nueva Embajadora de Panamá en El Reino Unido|url=https://www.gradonoticias.com/ |work=[[GradoNoticias.com]] |date=2019-12-26 |accessdate=2019-12-27 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227051843/https://www.gradonoticias.com/ |archivedate=2019-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>
In December 2019, Ruiz's daughter, Natalia Royo de Hagerman, was appointed as Panama's ambassador to the [[United Kingdom]].<ref name=gn>{{cite news |first=Javier Alonso |last=Navarro |title=Natalia Royo nueva Embajadora de Panamá en El Reino Unido|url=https://www.gradonoticias.com/ |work=[[GradoNoticias.com]] |date=2019-12-26 |access-date=2019-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191227051843/https://www.gradonoticias.com/ |archive-date=2019-12-27 |url-status=live}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:30, 23 December 2023

Adela Ruiz de Royo
First Lady of Panama
In office
October 11, 1978 – July 31, 1982
PresidentAristides Royo
Preceded byFanny Roger de Lakas
Succeeded byMercedes Martinez de la Espriella
Personal details
Born
Adela María Ruiz González

(1943-12-15)December 15, 1943
Grado, Asturias, Spain
DiedJune 19, 2019(2019-06-19) (aged 75)
Panama
SpouseAristides Royo (1960s–2019; her death)
OccupationMathematics teacher and academic

Adela María Ruiz González, customary married name Ruiz de Royo (December 15, 1943 – June 19, 2019) was a Spanish-born Panamanian mathematics academic and educator. She served as the First Lady of Panama from 1978 until 1982 during the presidency of her husband, Aristides Royo.[1][2] She also served President of the Panamanian Academy of Language (Academia Panameña de la Lengua).[1][3]

Biography

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Ruiz was born Adela María Ruiz González in a home in the municipality of Grado, Asturias, Spain to parents, José María and Rosalina.[2] She was raised in the nearby city of Oviedo alongside her three sisters, Marta, Mabel, and María José.[2] Ruiz was nicknamed Deli.[2][4][5]

By 1960, Ruiz had moved to Salamanca to study medicine.[2] That same year, she met her future husband, a Panamanian national and fellow student at the University of Salamanca named Aristides Royo.[2] The couple married in the early 1960s and eventually had three children - Marta Elena, Irma Natalia, and Aristides José.[2] Ruiz, Royo and their oldest daughter, Marta, moved to Panama permanently on September 17, 1965.[2]

In addition to her own career, Ruiz held the role of the wife of a government minister and politician.[2] She became First Lady of Panama from 1978 to 1982. During her tenure as first lady, Ruiz created the Asociación Pro Obras de Beneficencia.[1]

Ruiz was diagnosed with colon and liver cancer in 2017.[2] She died from the disease on June 19, 2019, at the age of 75.[1][2][3] Adela Ruiz was survived by her husband, Aristides Royo, and their three children, Marta Elena, Natalia, and Arístides José.[6] Her funeral was held at the National Sanctuary in Bella Vista, Panama City on June 24, 2019.[1] Ruiz's ashes were returned to her native Spain, where they were partially buried at the Praviano cemetery in Riberas, Asturias.[6] A second funeral mass was held at the Carmelite Catholic Church of Oviedo on October 4, 2019.[6] Shortly before the funeral, her remaining ashes were sprinkled into the Cantabrian Sea by her husband and children.[6]

In December 2019, Ruiz's daughter, Natalia Royo de Hagerman, was appointed as Panama's ambassador to the United Kingdom.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Adela Ruiz de Royo, exprimera dama de Panamá falleció". En Segundos. 2019-06-20. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Paredes Royo, Tomás (2019-06-26). "Adela Ruiz de Royo y la vida que le tocó vivir". La Estrella de Panama. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. ^ a b Concepción, Martha Vanessa (2019-06-20). "Muere exprimera dama de Panamá. Hay reacciones". Mi Diario. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  4. ^ "Panamá, de luto ante la muerte de la ex primera dama moscona Adela Ruiz". La Nueva España. 2019-06-21. Archived from the original on 2019-06-22. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  5. ^ a b Navarro, Javier Alonso (2019-12-26). "Natalia Royo nueva Embajadora de Panamá en El Reino Unido". GradoNoticias.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-27. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  6. ^ a b c d "Las cenizas de la mujer de Arístides Royo ya reposan en Asturias". La Nueva España. 2019-10-05. Archived from the original on 2019-10-07. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
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