Josefa Antonia Tobar de Buroz

Other names/titles:
Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

From Caracas, one of her sons, Lorenzo, died fighting against the Spaniards in Venezuela on 12 August 1811; another, Venancio, died in battle at Araure; a third, Pedro joined the patriots at the age of 15 to avenge his brothers, was killed at San Mateo on 28 February 1814. In 1816 she and Manuela Aresteiguieta de Zárraga, were on the point of being whipped by Salvador Moxó, they were reprieved after an intervention by the Oidor Francisco Heredia, but were imprisoned in La Guaira for being patriots. (Monsalve, 72)

Life Events

Other	1811	Her son was killed in battle at Valencia, Venezuela, in 12 August 1811.
Other	1814	Her son was killed at the battle of San Mateo on 28 February 1814.
Other	1816	She was imprisoned at La Guaira.

References

Monsalve, José D, (1926), Mujeres de la independencia

Publications

There is no writing by this subject in the database.

Links

Resource id #25 (109)

Resource id #29 (49)

Gendering Latin American Independence

School of Modern Languages and Cultures
Trent Building, University Park
Nottingham, NG7 2RD

telephone: +44 (0)115 951 5655
email: Catherine.davies@nottingham.ac.uk