▁father , ▁Francisco ▁Maria ▁Lomb ardo . ▁ ▁Education , ▁marriage , ▁and ▁political ▁life ▁ ▁Despite ▁the ▁un r uly ▁era ▁in ▁which ▁she ▁lived , ▁she ▁was ▁strictly ▁educated ▁in ▁a ▁convent ▁school , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁taught ▁c ate ch ism , ▁need le work , ▁and ▁bord aje . ▁She ▁led ▁a ▁normal ▁life , ▁att ending ▁the ▁the ater , ▁d ances , ▁parties , ▁and ▁taking ▁less ons ▁in ▁singing ▁and ▁horse ▁r iding . ▁She ▁was ▁or phan ed ▁in ▁her ▁early ▁youth ▁and ▁left ▁with ▁few ▁resources . ▁She ▁was ▁linked ▁rom ant ically ▁to ▁an ▁English man ▁( and ▁had ▁to ▁hide ▁in ▁a ▁convent ▁as ▁a ▁result ) ▁and ▁then ▁with ▁Miguel ▁Mir am on , ▁whom ▁she ▁met ▁on ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁Military ▁College ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁lieutenant . ▁ ▁As ▁soon ▁as ▁Mir am on ▁reached ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁major ▁general ▁he ▁proposed ▁marriage . ▁ ▁Con ce pc ion ▁Lomb ardo ▁and ▁Mir am on ▁were ▁married ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 8 . ▁ ▁They ▁ultimately ▁had ▁six ▁children . ▁A ▁year ▁into ▁the ▁marriage , ▁Mir am on ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁and ▁Con ce pc ion ▁Lomb ardo ▁became ▁First ▁Lady , ▁which ▁caused ▁her ▁much ▁concern ▁since ▁she ▁knew ▁the ▁f ract ured ▁political ▁and ▁military ▁situation ▁facing ▁Mexico . ▁Nevertheless , ▁she ▁encourag ed ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁fight ▁for ▁their ▁conserv ative ▁ide als . ▁ ▁From ▁this ▁date , ▁she ▁saw ▁little ▁of