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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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 Eusebia Torres |
 Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1813 | - | Tunja | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Tunja on 15 August 1813. |
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She was exiled from here in 1816. |
| 1816 | - | Espinal | - | Unknown | - | She was exiled here in 1816. |
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | In August 1816, her father was executed. |
| 1830 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | On 11 March 1830 she married Manuel Antonio Arboleda in Bogotá. |
| 1891 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She died in Bogotá on 12 May 1891. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
The daughter of Camilo Torres and Francisco Prieto, sister of Martina Torres Prieto. She was born in Tunja on 15 August 1813. When she was aged 3, in August 1816, she, her mother and sisters were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquita. Morillo exiled them to the town of Espina, to which they had to walk, after the execution of her father. On 11 March 1830 she married Manuel Antonio Arboleda in Bogotá. She died in Bogotá on 12 May 1891. (Monsalve, 159, 164)
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