Sara Pérez Romero

Sara Pérez Romero
Pérez Romero in 1911.
First Lady of Mexico
In role
November 6, 1911  February 19, 1913
PresidentFrancisco I. Madero
Preceded byRefugio Borneque
Succeeded byMaría Enriqueta Flores Manzanera
Personal details
Born(1870-07-19)July 19, 1870
San Juan del Río, Queretaro, Mexico
DiedJuly 31, 1952(1952-07-31) (aged 82)
Mexico City, Mexico
Resting placePanteón Francés de la Piedad
Political partyProgressive Constitutionalist Party
Spouse
(m. 1903; died 1913)
OccupationPolitician and activist

Sara Pérez Romero (July 19, 1870 - July 31, 1952), also known as Sara Pérez de Madero, was a Mexican politician and activist who served as First Lady of Mexico from 1911 to 1913, as the wife of Francisco I. Madero, the 37th President of Mexico. Together with Carmen Serdán Alatriste and Aquiles Serdán Alatriste, she formed a group which supported the anti-reelectionist party in the days before the outbreak of the Mexican Revolution. Pérez Romero was also known as the "First Lady of the Revolution" or by her nickname, Sarita.