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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:
| 1805 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She married Dr Cristiano Valenzuela. |
Connections:
female relatives of executed patriotsBiography:
From Bogotá, she was the daughter of Bernabé Ortega and Joaquina Sanz de Santamaría and sister of José Ortega. She married Dr Cristiano Valenzuela on 24 February 1805.
In July 1816 Valenzuela was executed by the royalists. She and her numerous children then lived in poverty and misery. (Monsalve, 138, 144)
She was awarded an annual pension of 200 pesos by Bolívar after independence. (Monsalve, 263)
Related to Ortega de Nariño?
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia