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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:
| 1816 | - | Tunja | - | Patriot | - | Her husband, Dr Joaquín Umaña, was executed by the royalists on 24 April (1816?) |
| 1820 | - | Tunja | - | Unknown | - | She wrote to Bolívar on 28 February 1820. |
Connections:
female relatives of executed patriotsBiography:
From Tunja, the daughter of Antonio Aráoz y Ricaurte, sister of Domingo Aráoz.
She married Dr Joaquín Umaña, who was related to the most distinguished families in Tunja and Bogotá. He joined the independence cause from the outset and became a representative of the independent government of Tunja in 1812, Alcalde of Tunja in 1815 and chief of the cavalry in 1816. He was executed by the royalists on 24 April 1816, leaving Aráoz and their two sons, Joaquín and Juan Unaña Aráoz in poverty. In February 1820 she wrote to Bolívar (see below). (Monsalve, 181, 257)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia