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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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 María Ricaurte |
 Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1785 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She was born 27 Fenruary 1785 |
| 1806 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She married José María Portocarrero. |
| 1816 | - | Villa de Leyva | - | Unknown | - | She and her family were exiled to Leiva in August 1816. |
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | her husband was shot on 24 February 1816. |
| 1829 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She died on 28 November 1829. |
Connections:
female relatives of executed patriotsBiography:
Born in Bogotá, the daughter of Nicolás de Ricaurte and Ignacia Galavis, she married José María Portocarrero (son of Petronilla Lozano) in 1806. She was highly intelligent, cultured and patriotic. When the wars of independence began, they gave their wealth to help a body of troops. In 1814 Portocarrero went abroad to seek a press and support for their cause. He was imprisoned in Cartagena in 1815 by Morillo and shot there on 24 February 1816. The impoverished Ricaurte continued to work for the independence cause. (Monsalve, 84)
She and her family were exiled to Leiva in August 1816. She died on 28 November 1829 and was buried in the templo San Francisco. She was probably held in the Cárcel Chiquita beforehand. (Monsalve, 156, 159, 160)
She was possibly part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia