Angélica Larrea | |
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Queen consort of the Afro-Bolivians | |
Reign | 18 April 1992 – present |
Coronation | 18 April 1992 (ceremonial) 3 December 2007 (official) |
Born | 1944 Santa Ana del Yacuma, Beni, Bolivia |
Spouse | Julio Pinedo |
Occupation | politician, grocer, shop owner, farmer |
Styles of Queen Angélica | |
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Reference style | Her Majesty |
Spoken style | Your Majesty |
Doña Angélica Larrea (born 1944) is the Ceremonial Queen of the Afro-Bolivians, as the wife of Ceremonial King Julio Pinedo. She twice served as the mayor of Mururata.
Larrea was born in 1944 in Santa Ana del Yacuma. [1]
She married Julio Pinedo in 1976. Her husband succeeded his grandfather, Bonifacio Pinedo, as Ceremonial King of the Afro-Bolivians in 1992. [2] [3] Their ceremonial coronation took place in a Catholic service on 18 April 1992. [4] King Bonifacio died in 1954, and between his death and her husband's succession, her mother-in-law Doña Aurora led the community. Pinedo and Larrea's official coronation ceremony, held by the government in La Paz, took place on 3 December 2007. [2] [5]
The couple, who have no biological children, [6] adopted their nephew and heir, Prince Ronaldo. [2] [1] Larrea and her husband are Catholic. [7]
Larrea and her family live on their farm in Mururata, Nor Yungas Province. [2] She runs a small shop that sells grocery items and co-manages the family farm. [2] [1] She operates her store from the first floor of her home, located fifty meters from Mururata's main square. [5]
Larrea twice served as mayor of Mururata. In 2013, she enrolled in adult educational classes to improve her reading and writing abilites. [7]