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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1796 | - | Jujuy | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Jujuy, on 5 January 1796. |
| 1813 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She married Gregorio Romero González. |
| 1813 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She nursed the wounded at the Battle of Salta |
| 1821 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She dressed as a man and accompanied her husband in search of support. |
| 1824 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She participated in Gorriti's rebellion against Arenales. |
| 1865 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She died in Salta on 13 August 1865. |
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NursesBiography:
She was born in Jujuy, 5 January 1796, the daughter of coronel Fidel Ignacio de la Corte y Peña and Petronila Eustaquia de Carbajal. The family moved to Salta, where she met and married teniente Gregorio Romero González, an independence soldier, in 1813. She nursed the wounded at the battle of Salta, and gave her jewels to the Campana de la Patria. She sewed uniforms for the independence army and together with her husband supplied provisions to Güemes and Gorriti's guerrillas. In 1821, during a rebellion against Güemes, she dressed up as a man and accompanied her husband in search of support. In 1824 she participated, with Magdalena "Macacha" Güemes, in Gorriti's rebellion against Arenales. In peace time she realised pious works, and died in Salta on 13 August 1865. (Sosa de Newton, 157)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas