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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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 Buenos Aires, 1834 |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1821 | - | Huaura | - | Unknown | - | She married Coronel Carlos Federico Brandsen on 28 April 1821. |
| 1821-1826 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | She lived here with her family from around 1821 to 1826. |
| 1826 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She and her family moved here in 1826. She returned after Rosas's downfall and lived here until 1881. |
| 1826 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She moved to Buenos Aires. |
| 1827 | - | Rio Grande do Sul | - | Unknown | - | Her husband died at the Battle of Ituzaingó on 20 February 1827. |
| 1881 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She died in Buenos Aires on 14 April 1881. |
Connections:
Argentine exiles in UruguayBiography:
She was born in Lima, that granddaughter of Viceroy Agustín Jáuregui. She was renowned for her beauty. On 28 April 1821 she married Coronel Carlos Federico Brandsen. San Martín was their padrino. They lived in Santiago de Chile, and moved to Buenos Aires in 1826. Brandsen died in battle against Brazil at Ituzaingó on 20 February 1827. Jáuregui successfully petitioned the Brazilian government for Brandsen's body that had been buried on the battle field. She later married Unitarian journalist Agustín Wright. They moved to Montevideo during Rosas's rule. She worked as a seamstress after Wright's death until Rosas's downfall after which she returned to Buenos Aires and received a pension. She died on 14 April 1881. (Sosa de Newton, 322)
Related to Antonia and Andrea Jáuregui?
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas