Aída Mercedes Batlle

Aída Mercedes Batlle
First Lady of the Dominican Republic
In office
January 18, 1962  February 27, 1963
PresidentRafael Filiberto Bonnelly
Preceded byAlma McLaughlin Simó
Succeeded byCarmen Quidiello
Personal details
Born
Aída Mercedes Batlle Morell

(1909-07-28)July 28, 1909
Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
DiedJanuary 28, 2011(2011-01-28) (aged 101)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Spouse
(m. 1930; died 1979)
Children4
RelativesUlises Francisco Espaillat (great-grandfather)
Francisco Espaillat (ancestor)

Aída Mercedes Batlle Morell de Bonnelly (née Batlle Morell; July 28, 1909 – January 28, 2011) was a Dominican public figure who served as the First Lady of the Dominican Republic from January 18, 1962, to February 27, 1963, during the presidency of her husband, Rafael Filiberto Bonnelly.

She was born in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, and was the great-granddaughter of former president Ulises Francisco Espaillat.