▁people ▁Fin ita ▁de ▁Dur án - B all én . ▁When ▁she ▁became ▁first ▁lady , ▁she ▁played ▁a ▁vital ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Institute ▁of ▁the ▁Child ▁and ▁the ▁Family ▁( IN N FA ). ▁She ▁was ▁known ▁for ▁hosting ▁of ▁Car onde let ▁Palace ▁and ▁accomp any ing ▁her ▁husband ▁in ▁various ▁tri ps ▁nation ally ▁and ▁intern ation ally . ▁Josef ina ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁older ▁lady ▁to ▁assume ▁the ▁role , ▁since ▁she ▁was ▁ 6 8 ▁years ▁old ▁when ▁her ▁husband ▁won ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Ball én ▁and ▁Vill al ob os ▁had ▁eight ▁children . ▁After ▁Ball én ▁left ▁office , ▁the ▁two ▁retired ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁Qu ito , ▁E cuador . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Ball én ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 5 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 2 4 ▁birth s ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : First ▁Lad ies ▁of ▁E cuador ▁Category : Col omb ian ▁em igr ants ▁to ▁E cuador ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁New ▁York ▁City <0x0A> </s> ▁Events ▁from ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Inc umb ents ▁ ▁Federal ▁government ▁▁ ▁President : ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁( D - New ▁Jersey ) ▁ ▁Vice ▁President : ▁Thomas ▁R . ▁Marshall ▁( D - Ind iana