María Manuela Barahona de Caldas

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1816  -  Bogotá  -  Patriot  -  Her husband was executed by the royalists in October 1816.

Connections:

female relatives of executed patriots

Biography:
She was married to Francisco José de Caldas who was executed in October 1816 in Bogotá. Before he was killed he wrote to her stating that her first duty was to care for the family (see Caldas record). (Londoño, 305-306)

References:

Velásquez Toro, Magdala; Reyes Cárdenas, Catalina; Rodríguez Jiménez, Pablo (editor). (1995) Las mujeres en la historia de Colombia