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

María del Carmen Landaeta Hidalgo de Ashdown

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

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Biography:
She was the daughter of Ignacio Landaeta and Teresa Hidalgo from a prominent Colonial family. In 1824 she married Charles William Ashdown, an adventurer, in Valencia, Gran Colombia. (Brown, 179)

References:

Brown, Matthew (2006) Adventuring through Spanish Colonies: Simón Bolívar, Foreign Mercenaries and the Birth of New Nations