Aurora Pinedo

Doña Aurora Pinedo (1910 – 18 April 1992) was the Princess Regent of the Afro-Bolivians from 1954 to 1992. As her father, Bonifacio I, had no male heirs, she succeeded him as princess regent following his death in 1954.

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Aurora Pinedo

Princess Regent of the Afro-Bolivians
Reign	30 January 1954 – April 18, 1992
Predecessor	Bonifacio I (as king)
Successor	Julio I (as king)

Born	1910 Mururata, La Paz, Bolivia
Died	18 April 1992 Mururata, La Paz, Bolivia
Spouse	Genaro
Issue	Julio I Prince Justino Prince Hermengildo Prince Gabriel
House	Pinedo
Father	Bonifacio I
Mother	Cecilia Barra

Doña Aurora Pinedo was born in 1910 in Mururata to Don Bonifacio Pinedo and his second wife, Doña Cecilia Barra.^[1] She was a princess of the Afro-Bolivian Royal House as the eldest daughter of Bonifacio, who reigned as ceremonial King of the Afro-Bolivians.^[2]^[3]

Following the death of her father in 1954, who had no direct male heirs, she assumed the role of Princess Regent of the Afro-Bolivians, taking on the responsibilities of the ceremonial monarch.^[4] She reigned as regent for thirty-eight years while the throne of the royal house was vacant.^[1]

She married Genaro and had four sons: Prince Julio, Prince Justino, Prince Hermenegildo, and Prince Gabriel.^[5] Her husband predeceased her.^[1]

Pinedo died on 18 April 1992 in Mururata. She was succeeded by her eldest son, Prince Julio, as king.^[1]

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