Doña María de los Ángeles Haghenbeck y de la Lama

She was born on August 22, 1906, in the old Tacubaya neighborhood of Mexico City. She was the youngest of Agustín Haghenbeck San Román and Guadalupe de la Lama Molinos del Campo, both Mexicans. Her parents were supposed to marry in Mexico at the end of the 19th century. However, given the situation generated by the Mexican Revolution, and while still young, María de los Ángeles left with her parents and siblings for Spain, where they remained from 1914 to 1917. Shortly after her return, and following the death of her husband, Guadalupe de la Lama dedicated her time to managing the family estate, which she later inherited to her children. María de los Ángeles did not marry and occupied her time with activities that benefited others. She was a contributing member of the Red Cross and later completed professional nursing studies at the institution's Clinical School of Nursing, graduating in March 1951. True to her philanthropic nature, in 1959 she established her intention to establish a foundation dedicated to assistance, which two years later would give rise to the foundation that bears her name, whose main objective was the care of children and the elderly in precarious situations. María de los Ángeles Haghenbeck died in June 1959 in Mexico City.