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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:
| 1795 | - | Mexico City | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Mexico City. |
| 1809 | - | Mexico City | - | Unknown | - | She hosted tertulias. |
| 1810 | - | Mexico City | - | Unknown | - | She was a member of the Sociedad de los Guadalupes around 1810. |
| 1812 | - | Mexico City | - | Unknown | - | She was arrested by the royalists. |
Connections:
Hosted independence meetingsBiography:
Born in Mexico City in 1795, daughter of Juan Bautista Nazario Peimbert y Hernández, also a member of the Sociedad. She was the novia of Ignacio Ramírez and later married José Ignacio Espinosa, who was also a member of the Sociedad. She received and distributed correspondence from the insurgents, among them Ignacio Jiménez, Ignacio de la Garza Falcón. In 1809 she hosted tertulias in her home. She was arrested in 1812. (Gueda, a, 374-375)
She is listed as Señorita Margarita Peimbert a member of the Sociedad de los Guadalupes, Mexico City. (Torre Villar, lxxviii)
The daughter of Juan Nazario Peimbert, she was arrested in June 1812, accused of working with the insurgents. Her fiancé was killed in battle, but she later married José Ignacio Espinosa. (Miquel i Vergés, 456)
References:
Gueda, Virginia (1992) En busqueda de un gobierno alterno: Los Guadalupes de México
Miquel i Vergés, José María (1969) Diccionario de Insurgentes
Torre Villar, Ernesto de la (1966) Los "Guadalupes" y la Independencia, con una selección de documentos inédittos