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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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 Herrera, Sor Catalina |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1717 | - | Guayaquil | - | Not applicable | - | She was born here on 22nd August 1717. |
| 1741 | - | Quito | - | Unknown | - | She entered a convent on 23 April 1741. |
| 1755 | - | Quito | - | Unknown | - | She was Prioress of the Convent Santa Catalina de Sena, Quito. |
| 1795 | - | Quito | - | Unknown | - | Died |
Connections:
MysticsTexts:
1790 - Autobiografia de la Vble. Madre Sor Catalina de Jesús Herrera
1790 - Floregio doctrinal de la Vble Madre Herrera
Biography:
Born in Guayaquil in 1717, she entered a convent on 23 April 1741. (Vasco de Escudero, 26)
She became prioress of the Convent Santa Catalina de Sena, Quito, and wrote her autobiography, Secretos entre el alma y Diós.(Knaster, 155.)
She died in 1795.
References:
Knaster, Meri (1977) Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times
Vasco de Escudero, Grecia (1977) Los Archivos Quiteños