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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:
| 1748 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in 1748. |
| 1810 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | She wrote letters to her son from 1810 to 1828. |
| 1828 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | She died on 8 February 1828. |
Connections:
Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figuresTexts:
0 - Letter to her daghter-in-law, Mercedes Espejo de León detailing the cost of children´s clothing.
0 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Mercedes Espejo de León, giving advice on the treatment of epilepsy.
0 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Mercedes, in reply to her request for a copy of her husandÂ.....
0 - Letter to her son José MarÃa expressing relief for his health.
0 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa León, regarding the illnesses suffered by him and his wif.....
1807 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa León, regarding his legacy.
1810 - Letter to her son informing of the death of Pedro de Montt.
1812 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa León
1821 - Letter to José MarÃa and Mercedes regarding the death of her brother Lucas de Montt.
1822 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa regarding the naming of a granddaughter.
1823 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Mercedes Espejo de León, with more herbal remedies.
1823 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Mercedes Gutiérrez de Espejo i Rospigliosi de León, regar.....
1823 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Mercedes Gutiérrez de León, detailing herbal remedies.
1825 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa, relating a story about Manuel Montt as a child.
1826 - Letter to her son José MarÃa describing a meal with the president of Chile.
1826 - Letter to her son José MarÃa in which she recalls a time when she was unable to read or .....
1826 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa in Codigua giving news of Manuel Francisco Montt´s progre.....
1826 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa León telling the story of Paulita Jaraquemada.
1828 - Letter to her son, José MarÃa León in which she foretells her death. She died shortly .....
Biography:
She was born around 1748, in Santiago de Chile, sister of Pedro, Lucas and Filiberto de Montt y Prado. Her nephew, Lucas's son Manuel Francisco Montt, was president of Chile between 1851 to 1861. She married Juan Ignacio León Labra, they had five children, Concepción, Lorenzo, Pedro, José MarÃa and Mariano. She wrote letters to her son, José MarÃa and daughter-in-law, Mercedes Espejo de León between 1810 and 1828. In her letters, particularly those to Mercedes, she gives advice about remedies. She died on 8 February 1828 aged almost 80. (Vergara Quiroz, 58-59, 79, 83, 115-118,130-137, 145, 161-174)
Silva Castro mentions another son, Raimundo Antonio León y Montt. (Silva Castro, Cartas, 45-46)
References:
Silva Castro, Raúl (1954) Cartas chilenas (Siglos XVIII y XIX)
Vergara Quiroz, Sergio (1987) Cartas de mujeres en Chile, 1630-1885