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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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 Juliana Torres |
 Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1807 | - | Bogotá | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Bogotá on 13 November 1807. |
| 1816 | - | Espinal | - | Unknown | - | She was exiled here in 1816 after her father's execution. |
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | In August 1816 her father was executed. |
| 1825 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She married José María Cárdenas Bejarno on 26 November 1825. |
| 1860 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She died in Bogotá on 16 October 1860. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
The daughter of Camilo Torres and Francisco Prieto, sister of Eusebia Torres Prieto. She was born in Bogotá on 13 November 1807. When she was aged 9, in August 1816, her father was executed. She, her mother and sisters were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquita before being exiled by Morillo. They were sent to the town of Espinal to which they had to walk. On 26 November 1825 she married José María Cárdenas Bejarno in Bogotá. She died in Bogotá on 16 October 1860. (Monsalve, 159, 160)
She was part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)
Camilo Torres's children were awarded a pension of 1,000 pesos. (Monsalve, 263)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia