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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:
| 1798 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She was born to a distinguished Tucumán family. |
| 1816 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She met Manuel Belgrano. |
| 1819 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She gave birth to Belgrano's daughter on 4 May 1819. |
Connections:
Belgrano familyBiography:
On 10 July 1816, Belgrano met María Dolores Helguero, at a dance to celebrate the victory of Tucumán the day before. She was aged 18, from a distinguished Tucumán family, with dark eyes and fair hair. In February 1819 Belgrano left with 5,500 men to suppress a caudillo uprising in the interior leaving Helguero pregnant. Her parents married her to a man from Catamarca named Rivas and her daughter Manuela Mónica del Corazón de Jesús was born on 4 May 1819. In August 1819, Belgrano, seriously ill, returned to Tucumán to see his daughter. Helguero had three children with Rivas before he left her. (Aguirre, 136)
References:
Aguirre, Gisela, et al (editor). (1999) Manuel Belgrano, Colección dirigida por Félix Luna