Emilia de Toro Herrera (14 November 1845 â 7 June 1913) was a Chilean First Lady during 1886 to 1891.
De Toro was born on 14 November 1845 in Concepción to Domingo de Toro y Guzmán and Emilia Herrera MartÃÂnez de la Torre. De Toro was the great-granddaughter of Count Mateo de Toro Zambrano. De Toro was the younger sister of .
On 11 October 1865, De Toro married José Manuel Balmaceda. De Toro and Balmaceda had eight children including Pedro Balmaceda, a poet and writer, and Enrique Balmaceda, a diplomat and politician. Through her daughter MarÃÂa Elisa, De Toro was the mother-in-law of Emilio Bello Codesido.
Following the government forces' defeat at the Battle of Placilla, De Toro and her children took refuge in the American embassy whilst Balmaceda took refuge in the Argentine embassy. Following her husband's suicide on 19 September 1891, De Toro and her children when into exile in New York City. On 7 June 1913 De Toro died in New York City, aged 67. De Toro was buried in Santiago General Cemetery.