Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Exile 1814 |
Tertulia |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
1816 | - | Tena | - | Unknown | - | She was sent to exile in Tena by Morillo in August 1816. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
The daughter of Francisco González Manrique and Manuela Sanz de Santamaría, and sister of José Angel and Telmo Manrique Sanz de Santamaría. She attended her mother's Buen Gusto tertulias in Bogotá. She married Miguel Ricaurte, and was mother of Isadoro Ricaurte, an official of Nariño who died in battle in 1822. In August 1816 she and her family were sent into exile to Tena (Ecuador) by Morillo. They were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquita before being exiled. (Monsalve, 156, 159, 172)
Part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)
References:
Davies, Catherine, Brewster, Claire and Owen, Hilary (2006) South American Independence. Gender, Politics, Text
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia