Rafaela Tello Vives de Castro

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

From Bogotá, she was the eldest daughter of Mariana de Vives and Manuel Asencio Tello, who was executed by the royalists in 1816. She, her brothers and sisters and her mother were forced into exile in La Mesa. They were extremely poor, one brother died, and her mother married her to Gregorio Castro. (Monsalve, 164)

Life Events

Born	1807	She was born around 1807.
Other	1816	Her father was executed by the royalists and she was exiled.
Married	1817	She married Gregorio Castro around this time.

References

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

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