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

María Josefa Rodríguez de Pedroso de la Cotera y Rivas Cacho

Other names: Countess of Regla, Marquesa de Villahermosa, Countess of San Bartolomé de Xala

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

Connections:

Texts:
1812 - Letter written to her brother in London.
1812 - Letter written to the Viceroy´s wife
1813 - Letter to her brother.
1813 - Letter to the administrator of one of her haciendas.
1813 - Letter written to Felipe Sáinz de Bárbara
1813 - Letter written to Inés de Jáuregui
1814 - Letter to Inés Jáuregui
1814 - Letter written to Inés Jáuregui
1815 - Letter to José de Iturrigaray regarding the restoration of Ferdinand VII.
1815 - Letter written telling of release of Ferdinad VII.
1815 - Letter written to Inés de Jáuregui.
1816 - Letter written to Inés de Jáuregui
1816 - Letter written to Inés de Jáuregui

Biography:
She was born in mid-18th century Mexico, the Countess of Regla, Marquesa of Villahermosa de Alfara and Countess of San Bartolomé de Xala.
An aristocratic woman of viceroyal society, she wrote letters during 1812 to 1816 that reveal her impressions of independence, and her harsh attitude towards employees. (Knaster, 477)

She was married to Pedro Ramón Romero de Terreros, the 2nd Count of Regla and widowed in 1809. Her son, the 3rd Count invested in the mines of Real del Monte and they had many haciendas in Mexico State, Hidalgo, Querétaro, Guanajuato, Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán and Zacatecas. She wrote letters to her brother and to her friend, María Inés de Jáuregui, the wife of viceroy José de Iturrigaray. Her letters, and some of the replies she received, were reproduced in 1952 (see texts). (Romero de Terreros, 456-467)

References:

Knaster, Meri (1977) Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times
Romero de Terreros, Manuel (1952) La Condesa escribe