An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Manuel Larrainzar

Gender:Male

Ethnic origen: White

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Biography:
Born in Ciudad Real (San Cristóbal de las Casas) Chiapas in 1809. In 1835 married Manuela de Córdova, a Guatemalan noblewoman. They had 2 sons and 3 daughters. In 1852 he was sent by Santa Anna to Washington to prevent a US invasion at Tehuantepec and from there he went to Rome. In 1865 he was named Special Envoy to the Courts of Russia by Maximilian, a post that ended with Maximilian’s death. Larrainzar encouraged his daughters Enriqueta (born in Italy 1854) and Ernestina to write accounts of their extensive travels in Europe and in Mexico (a journey to Veracuz in 1843 and their departure from Mexico City in 1866). They were published in 1880-82. (Domenella and Pasternac, 317-354)

Larrainzar’s publications include:
Estudios sobre la historia de América, sus ruinas y antigüedades, comparadas con lo más notable que se conoce del otro continente. (No date given.)

References:

Domenella, Ana Rosa, and Pasternac, Nora (editor). (1997) Las voces olvidadas: Antologia critica de narradoras mexicanas en el siglo XIX