Petrona Bernardina Cordero Molina

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

Biographical details

In 1812 she was among a group of women from Tucumán who sewed uniforms for the patriot army. Several of these offered to buy weapons and they asked that their names be inscribed on them. Their accompanying note (below) was reproduced in the Gaceta Minist in June 1812. (Mitre, Obras completas, VII, 16-17)

She was born and baptised on 29 March 1778, the daughter of Pedro Cordero and Jacinta Molina. Her godmother was Petronila de Sosa. (Carranza, 129)

Life Events

Born	1778	She was born and baptised on 4 August 1778.
Other	1812	She offered to buy arms for the patriots.

References

Mitre, Bartolomé, (1940), Obras completas de Bartolomé Mitre

Carranza, Adolfo P., (1910), Patricias argentinas

Publications

Letter: Carta

Links

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Resource id #29 (35)

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Resource id #37 (20)

Gendering Latin American Independence

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