Family of Gustavo Petro
Gustavo Petro, the 34th and current president of Colombia, has family members who are prominent in education, activism and politics. Petro's immediate family became the first family of Colombia on his inauguration on August 7, 2022. His immediate family circle was also the first family of Bogotá from 2012 to 2016, when Petro was mayor of Bogotá. Petro's family descends primarily from the city of Verona, and most of his ancestors come from Spain and southern Italy.
Wives
[edit]Katia Burgos
[edit]Katia Burgos is the first wife of Gustavo Petro, they met in Cienaga de Oro, Córdoba, they married in 1985 and a year later, in 1986, Nicolás was born, so Burgos, she moved to Cajicá, Cundinamarca where her mother-in-law Clara Nubia Urrego lived.[1][2][3]
Luz Mary Herrán
[edit]Luz Mary Herrán entered the M-19 with Gustavo Petro in 1988, with whom she would later have Andrea in 1991 and Andrés in 1992. Herrán would be in jail for 13 months for the use of false identities, being the first woman. of this movement in getting out of jail.[4][5][6]
Verónica Alcocer
[edit]Verónica del Socorro Alcocer García is the third and current wife of Gustavo Petro, she was born on May 26, 1976, in Sincelejo, Sucre.[citation needed]
He and she got married on December 7, 2000, Sofia and Antonella were born.[7] Later in 2023, Gustavo would officially adopt his stepson Nicolás, Verónica's son.[8][9]
Children
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Ancestry
[edit]- Gustavo Petro Sr., married Clara Nubia Urrego
- Gustavo Petro real estate developer, 34th President of Colombia, married/divorced Katia Burgos; married/divorced Luz Mary Herrán; married Verónica Alcocer
- Nicolás Petro (born 1986; of first marriage)
- Andrea Petro (born 1991; of second marriage)
- Andrés Petro (born 1992; of second marriage)
- Sofía Petro (born 2000; of third marriage)
- Antonella Petro (born 2005; of third marriage)
- Gustavo Petro real estate developer, 34th President of Colombia, married/divorced Katia Burgos; married/divorced Luz Mary Herrán; married Verónica Alcocer
References
[edit]- ^ Bautista, Daniel (August 1, 2023). "¿Quién es Katia Burgos, la mamá de Nicolás Petro Burgos?". redmas.com.co. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "¿Quiénes son los Burgos, la tradicional familia a la que pertenece la mamá de Nicolás Petro?". las2orillas.co. August 2, 2023. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Pardo, Jhoan (August 2, 2023). "Quién es Katia Burgos, la mamá de Nicolás Petro, y cuál es su historia con el presidente Petro". infobae.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "¿Cómo conoció Gustavo Petro a su primera esposa?". kienyke.com. June 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
- ^ "La mujer que fue el primer gran amor de Gustavo Petro ¿Quién es?". semana.com. August 7, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Jiménez, María Emma (June 7, 2023). "Mary Luz Herrán, primera esposa de Petro, participó en la marcha". caracol.com.co. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Pacheco, Martín Elías (August 5, 2022). "Gustavo Petro y Verónica Alcocer, una historia de amor endulzada con política". redmas.com.co. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ Herrera Gómez, Gabriela (September 22, 2023). "'El otro Nicolás': la historia del hijo adoptivo del presidente Gustavo Petro". eltiempo.com. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
- ^ "Gustavo Petro adoptó oficialmente a Nicolás Alcocer, hijo de Verónica Alcocer". elcolombiano.com. September 21, 2022. Retrieved May 3, 2024.
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