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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:
| 1802 | - | Tucumán | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Tucumán on 16 August 1802. |
| 1821 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She married Dr. Domingo José García on 27 August 1821. |
| 1831 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | Her husband opposed Quiroga. |
| 1841 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She retrieved former governor Avellaneda's head from Tucúman plaza. |
| 1858 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She was a founder member of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia, Tucúman. |
| 1870 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She died in Tucumán. |
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Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figuresBiography:
Born on 16 August 1802, in Tucumán, Argentina, she married Belgrano's secretary and minister of Tucúman, Dr. Domingo José García, on 27 August 1821. In 1831 he confronted Quiroga's party. In 1841 former governor of Tucumán, Marco Manuel Avellaneda, was taken prisoner and executed by Rosas's forces led by Oribe. His head was displayed for 2 weeks in Tucumán plaza. García y García organised a dance to which Oribe was invited. While he was there she recovered Avellaneda's head, washed and embalmed it and deposited it in an urn in San Francisco church. She was one of the founders of the Sociedad de Beneficencia, Tucúman, in 1858. She died in 1870. (Sosa de Newton, 264-265)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas