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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 Josefa Sanz |
 Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1799 | - | Bogotá | - | Not applicable | - | She was born on 18 February 1799. |
| 1816 | - | Manta | - | Unknown | - | In August 1816 she, her mother, brother and sister were exiled to Manta. |
| 1819 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She was among a group of girls who crowned Bolívar in Bogotá. |
Connections:
female relatives of executed patriotsBiography:
Born on 18 February 1799, she was the daughter of Josefa Baraya and Pantaleón Sanz de Santamaría of Bogotá. She was a member of the Ricaurte family on her mother's side and the niece of General Antonio Baraya. Her father and uncle were both executed by the royalists. In August 1816 she, her brother, sister and mother were sent into exile to the Pueblo of Manta by Morillo. She was probably held in the Cárcel Chiquita beforehand. They had to walk to their exile with a squadron of soldiers guarding them. In 1819 she was one of the group of beautiful señoritas who crowned Bolívar when he entered Bogotá after the battle of Boyacá. She later married Luis Montoya. (Monsalve, 156, 159, 218)
She was the sister of Susana Sanz de Santamaría Baraya de Elbers.
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia