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Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
1816 | - | Fontibón | - | Unknown | - | She and her family were exiled to Fontibón in August 1816. |
1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She and her family were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquito before being exiled. |
Connections:
Almeyda networkBiography:
From Bogotá, she was the daughter of Josefa Díaz de Giradot and sister of Mercedes, Bárbara and Joaquina. In August 1816 she and her family were exiled to Fontibón by Morillo. They were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquito before being exiled. (Monsalve, 156, 159)
Her family was great friends with the Almeydas. (Díaz y Díaz, 34)
References:
Díaz y Díaz, Oswaldo (1962) Los Almeydas: Episodios de la resistencia patriota contra el ejército pacificador de tierra firme
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia