Obaldía is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Isabel de Obaldía (born 1957), Panamanian glass artist José de Obaldía (1806–1889), Neogranadine statesmen and lawyer, President of the Republic of the New Granada José Domingo de Obaldía (1845–1910), President of Panama from 1908 to 1910 José María Obaldía (born 1925), Uruguayan teacher, poet, and lexicographer María Inés Obaldía (born 1959), Uruguayan communicator María Olimpia de Obaldía (1891–1985), Panamanian poet René de Obaldia (1918–2022), French playwright and poet See also Obaldía, Panama