Catalina Sánchez de Tejada

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

From Bogotá, she was the daughter of Ignacio Sánchez de Tejada, mother of Josefa Acevedo de Gómez. Married to José Acevedo Gómez. They hosted pro-independence tertulias around 1810. (Monsalve, 83)

Of a high social position, she was "una mujer varonil" . Their four sons fought for the independence cause. Her husband was executed by Morillo in 1817. She fled persecution by Morillo, hiding in the jungle accompanied by her son, Pedro, and two indigenous and her wealth was confiscated. She returned to Bogotá after the victory of Boyacá (1819) and lived in poverty. (Monsalve, 235-237)

From Socorro or Pamploma province, Colombia, she was killed by the royalists in 1819. (P. Forero, 47)

Life Events

Other	1810	She hosted tertulias in Bogotá around this time.
Other	1817	Her husband was executed by Morillo; she fled into the jungle.
Other	1819	She returned to Bogotá after the victory of Boyacá.
Died	1819	She was killed by royalists.

References

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

Forero, Paulo E., (1972), Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia

Publications

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