Martina Warnes de Unquera

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: White

Biographical details

She was born in Buenos Aires on 24 November 1781, the daughter of Manuel Antonio Warnes of Cartagena and Ana García de Zuñiga. Her father was a Captain of milicias, and alguacil mayor del Santo Oficio y Cabildante. She married Baltasar Unquera on 28 July 1805, a sailor in charge of "El Fuerte". He died in Spain, years later. In June 1810 she donated a telescope of "high quality" to the independence cause and her mother gave 50 pesos fuertes. (Carranza, 48-49)

Life Events

Born	1781	She was born in Buenos Aires on 24 November 1781.
Married	1805	She married Baltasar Unquera on 28 July 1805.
Other	1810	She donated a good quality telescope to the independence cause in June 1810.

References

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

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