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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: White
Events:
| 1810 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She marched to the Viceroy's palace, Bogotá, on 20 July 1810. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
An aristocratic woman who participated in the independence activities of 20 July 1810. (Knaster, 482.)
She was among a group of women who marched to the Viceroy's palace, Bogotá, on 20 July 1810. She was an elderly woman at the time. She was the daughter of Jorge Lozano, Marques de San Jorge, and María Tadea González Manrique. (Ricaurte family). They took part in the Comuneros rebellion. She married José Antonio Portocarrero. Their son, José María Portocarrero married Josefa Ricaurte y Galvis. José María and another son, Mariano, were killed in the independence struggles. (Monsalve, 84, 85)
She was held by Morillo in a cell adjoining the Casa Consistorial in 1816. (Monsalve, 159)
She was part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan of Bogotá. (Monsalve, 139)
A descendent of Viceroy Portocarrero (1636-1705)?
References:
Davies, Catherine, Brewster, Claire and Owen, Hilary (2006) South American Independence. Gender, Politics, Text
Knaster, Meri (1977) Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia