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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:
| 1779 | - | Salta | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Salta. |
| 1809 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She married Fructuoso de Figueroa y Toledo on 30 April 1809 |
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Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figuresBiography:
Born in Salta in 1779, she was the sister of Machacha and General Martín Güemes. She married Fructuoso de Figueroa y Toledo on 30 April 1809. They had six children. She was renowned for her charitable works. She gave refuge to her brother, Martín, when he fled his would-be assassins and helped him to reach his camp in Guachipas, Bolivia. (Sosa de Newton, 293)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas