Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Tertulia |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
1810 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She wrote and recited poems at her mother's tertulia in Bogotá. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
The daughter of Manuela Santamaría de Manrique, and sister of Josefa Manrique, she wrote and recited poems at her mother's tertulia in Bogotá. Only one survived, and is described as a mediocre imitation of a Safa ode. (Díaz y Díaz, 107; Robledo, 32-33)
She was part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)
References:
Velásquez Toro, Magdala; Reyes Cárdenas, Catalina; Rodríguez Jiménez, Pablo (editor). (1995) Las mujeres en la historia de Colombia
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