Cesárea de la Corte Romero González

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Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

She was born in Jujuy, 5 January 1796, the daughter of coronel Fidel Ignacio de la Corte y Peña and Petronila Eustaquia de Carbajal. The family moved to Salta, where she met and married teniente Gregorio Romero González, an independence soldier, in 1813. She nursed the wounded at the battle of Salta, and gave her jewels to the Campana de la Patria. She sewed uniforms for the independence army and together with her husband supplied provisions to Güemes and Gorriti's guerrillas. In 1821, during a rebellion against Güemes, she dressed up as a man and accompanied her husband in search of support. In 1824 she participated, with Magdalena "Macacha" Güemes, in Gorriti's rebellion against Arenales. In peace time she realised pious works, and died in Salta on 13 August 1865. (Sosa de Newton, 157)

Life Events

Born	1796	She was born in Jujuy, on 5 January 1796.
Married	1813	She married Gregorio Romero González.
Other	1821	She dressed as a man and accompanied her husband in search of support.
Other	1824	She participated in Gorriti's rebellion against Arenales.
Died	1865	She died in Salta on 13 August 1865.

References

Sosa de Newton, Lily, (1986), Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas

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