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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 | - | Popayán | - | Unknown | - | In December 1816 she was imprisoned in the Convento del Carmen here. |
| 1816 | - | Cali | - | Unknown | - | On 28 December 1816 she wrote to her nephew about her situation in Cali. |
Connections:
Women exiled independence causeTexts:
1816 - Letter to her nephew, Sebastián Herrera, Bogotá, in which she describes her current situ.....
Biography:
From Cali, she married Luis de Vergara, was the mother of Dr. Luis Félix Vergara and Capt. Pedro Ignacio Vergara, and cousin of Ignacio Herrera y Vergara.
On 28 December 1816 she wrote to her nephew Sebastián Herrera (see texts below) after her son Pedro Ignacio had been exiled to Bogotá. Days later, she was exiled to Popayán where she and several other women were placed in the Convento del Carmen. The royalist nuns treated them as "mujeres despreciables y de mala vida" for their support of the independence cause. (Monsalve, 258-259)
Related to María Josefa Vergara?
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia