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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: White
Events:
| 1788 | - | Entre Ríos | - | Unknown | - | On 3 October 1788 she gave birth to a "hijo natural". |
| 1789 | - | Entre Ríos | - | Unknown | - | She married Lorenzo Francisco López on 20 August 1789. |
| 1827 | - | Entre Ríos | - | Unknown | - | She died on 8 February 1827. |
Connections:
Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figuresBiography:
She was born in Arroyo de la China, now Concepción del Uruguay, Entre Ríos, the daughter of Antonio Jordán y Vértiz of Malta and Juana Tadea Magdalena de Vértiz y Salcedo, and a member of the Viceroy's family. She married Juan Gregorio Ramírez. They had two children. On 3 October 1788 she gave birth to a "hijo natural", sometime after Ramírez's death and before her marriage to Lorenzo Francisco López on 20 August 1789. She had seven further children from this marriage. Two of her sons, Francisco Ramírez and Ricardo López Jordán became caudillos in Entre Ríos. This "woman of character" died on 8 February 1827. (Sosa de Newton, 324)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas