[1] Maria Michelsen Lombana was born into a prestigious family of merchants and bankers.
She was the daughter of scientist Carlos María Michelsen Uribe and his wife, Antonia Lombana Buendía y Barreneche.
Michelsen was the first Danish consul in Colombia following his commercial success in his native country.
María was the first woman to carry the title of first lady of the nation in Colombia,[5] despite the fact that the figure already existed (tacitly) since the time of the republic with Simón Bolívar.
From that moment on, the wife of the president of the day began to gain greater social importance.