Antonia Cabral de Caillait

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

Born in Buenos Aires in 1817, the sister of the founder of Saladillo, Francisco Cabral. She became a teacher and married a Frenchman, Carlos Caillait in 1840. A member of the Sociedad de Beneficencia since 1856, she established a school in Dolores (Buenos Aires province) and others in Las Flores, and Saladillo. She set up several more schools in the 1870s, including one mixed school in 1872. She died in Buenos Aires on 8 May 1888. (Sosa de Newton, 109)

Life Events

Born	1817	She was born in Buenos Aires.
Married	1840	She married Carlos Caillait (French).
Other	1856	She joined the Sociedad de Beneficiencia.
Other	1870	She set up several schools in Buenos Aires province during the 1870s.
Died	1888	She died on 8 May 1888 in Buenos Aires.

References

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

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