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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: White
Events:
| 1824-1829 | - | Mexico | - | Unknown | - | She is said to have been a close confident of Mexico’s first president. |
Connections:
Frances Calderón de la Barca, described byBiography:
She is said to have been a close confident of Mexico’s first president who almost brought about a change of his cabinet ministers. (Arrom, 41.)
One of La Güera Rodríguez’s daughters was married to a later Count de Regla. (Calderón de la Barca, 182.)
H.G. Ward describes her pearls as “remarkable for their size.” He also mentions those of her sister the Marquesa de Guadalupe, and of Madame Velasco. (Ward, Vol.2, 593)
References:
Arrom, Silvia Marina (1985) The women of Mexico City, 1790-1857
Calderón de la Barca, Frances (1982) Life in Mexico
Ward, H. G. (1828) Mexico in 1827