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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:
| 1838 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She married José Segundo Roco on 20 April 1838. |
Connections:
Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figuresBiography:
From Tucumán, she married José Segundo Roco while he was under a death sentence. Her father, Juan Bautista Paz, president of the Tucumán cabildo in 1810, managed to get the death sentence revoked and the pair married on 20 April 1838. They had 8 children, among them General Julio A. Roca. (Sosa de Newton, 483)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas