María del Rosario Azcuénaga

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

From Buenos Aires, she was born around 1798. She became a member of the first Sociedad de Beneficencia, taking the place of her aunt, Flora Azcuénaga, who had refused. At 25, she was the youngest member of the society. She was its president in 1832. She died on 13 July 1840 in Buenos Aires. (Sosa de Newton, 47)

She was a founder member of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia, one of Mariquita Sánchez´s circle. (Zavalía Lagos, 137)

Life Events

Born	1798	She was born around this time.
Other	1823	She was a founder member of the Sociedad de Beneficencia.
Other	1832	She was president of the Sociedad de Beneficence.
Died	1840	She died in Buenos Aires on 13 July 1840.

References

Sosa de Newton, Lily, (1986), Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas

Zavalía Lagos, Jorge, (1986), Mariquita Sánchez y su tiempo

Publications

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Links

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