Candelaria Alvarez

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Connections:

Almeyda network
Nurses
Women hid patriots

Biography:
She was probably born in Rionegro, Antioquia, Colombia. A motherly figure who ran an inn in Bogotá that housed the patriot troops and nursed them when necessary. She was closely connected to the Almeyda family. (Díaz y Díaz, 37-38)

References:

Díaz y Díaz, Oswaldo (1962) Los Almeydas: Episodios de la resistencia patriota contra el ejército pacificador de tierra firme