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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:
| 1794 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She married Gaspar Valencia. |
| 1810 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She marched against the Spanish government on 20 July 1810. |
| 1815? | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She attended the Sumalave pro-independence tertulias |
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She was held by Morillo in a cell adjoining the Casa Consistorial. |
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Patriot | - | Her nephew was executed by the royalists in July 1816. |
Connections:
Arboleda familyBiography:
The daughter of Luis Caicedo y Flores and Josefa Santamaría y Prieto, she married Gaspar Valencia in 1794. She was the aunt of Miguel de Pombo who was executed by the royalists in July 1816. (Monsalve, 87, 138)
She attended the Sumalave pro-independence tertulias in Bogotá. (Díaz y Díaz, 29)
She introduced her husband’s nephew, General José Hilario López, to Policarpa Salavarrieta. (Díaz y Díaz, 39-40)
She was among a group of women who marched through the streets of Bogotá against the Spanish government on 20 July 1810. (Monsalve, 85)
She was related to the O'Donnell/ Arboleda family.
She was held by Morillo in a cell adjoining the Casa Consistorial in 1816. (Monsalve, 159)
She was presumably related to Ignacia Caicedo Sánchez.
Related to the Conde de Casa Valencia who attended the Buen Gusto tertulias?
References:
Díaz y Díaz, Oswaldo (1962) Los Almeydas: Episodios de la resistencia patriota contra el ejército pacificador de tierra firme
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia