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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:
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Patriot | - | Her husband was executed by the royalists in Bogotá on 31 August 1816. |
Connections:
female relatives of executed patriotsTexts:
1830 - Carta a Bolívar
Biography:
The daughter of Salvador Rodríguez de Lago and Catalina del Castillo, of the Sanz de Santamaría family, Bogotá. She married Joaquín Camacho on 13 June 1793. They had three children. He was executed in Bogotá by the royalists on 31 August 1816. She was awarded a monthly pension of 80 pesos by Bolívar. In January 1830 she wrote a letter to Bolívar (below) thanking him for his past support and asking him to continue her pension as her children were still studying, her brother had died and she had no other means of support. (Monsalve, 152-153)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia