Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
1800 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Buenos Aires. |
1822-1831 | - | Carmen de Patagones | - | Unknown | - | She lived here from around 1822 to 1831. |
1831 | - | Montevideo | - | Unknown | - | She moved to Montevideo in 1831. |
1831-1852 | - | Montevideo | - | Unknown | - | She lived here from 1831 to 1852. |
1845 | - | Montevideo | - | Unknown | - | Her husband died in Montevideo. |
1852 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She returned to Buenos Aires. |
1876 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She died in Buenos Aires on 24 December 1876. |
Connections:
Argentine exiles in UruguayBiography:
The mother of Bartolomé Mitre, she was born in 1800 and was a widow when she married Ambrosio Mitre on 2 May 1820. They moved to Carmen de Patagones with the infant Bartolomé, where they had two more children. They moved to Montevideo in 1831, where Ambrosio Mitre was Treasurer General until his death in 1845. She returned to Buenos Aires in 1852 with her daughter Edelmira, born in 1833. She died in Buenos Aires on 24 December 1876. (Sosa de Newton, 392)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas