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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: Unknown
Events:
| 1819 | - | Bogotá | - | Patriot | - | In August 1819 she was among a group of women presented to Bolívar. |
Connections:
Domínguez Roche familyBiography:
From Bogotá, she was the daughter of José María Domínguez del Castillo and Josefa de la Roche y O'Rian, sister of Francisca and sister in law of José Fernández Madrid. On August 1819 she was among a group of 20 young women from distinguished families presented to Bolívar when he arrived at Bogotá in triumph. She later married Pedro Gual. (Monsalve, 218, 221)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia