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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:
| 1815 | - | Asunción | - | Unknown | - | She attended the Méndez tertulias in Asunción. |
Connections:
Robertson brothers, described byBiography:
She regularly attended the Méndez tertulias in Asunción with her brother Andrés Gómez in 1815. She wrote letters to Juana Bianquet de Méndez when the latter was in exile. Bianquet describes her as a "dear and worthy friend" who entertained them with witty puns and rhymes and fine words. (Robertson, 46, 59)
References:
Robertson, John Parish and W. P. (1970) Letters on Paraguay