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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:
| 1810 | - | Corrientes | - | Patriot | - | She and her husband donated money and horses to the independence cause. |
Connections:
Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figuresBiography:
The wife of Felipe Díaz Colodrero, alcade and regidor de Corrietes. In 1810 she and her husband donated 200 pesos fuertes to the patriotic cause, and put 200 horses from their Río Corrientes estancia at Belgrano's disposal. They also stated that if the independence cause was in jeopardy, they would pledge all their fortune and their five daughters´ jewels to the cause. This was reported in the Gaceta de Buenos Aires on 15 November 1810. (Sosa de Newton, 228-229)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas