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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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 Buenos Aires, 1834 |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1798 | - | Villa Soriano | - | Not applicable | - | She was born on 10 May 1798, Santo Domingo Soriano, Uruguay. |
| 1825-1830 | - | Chile | - | Unknown | - | She travelled to Chile with the theatre between 1825 and 1830. |
| 1825-1830 | - | Uruguay | - | Unknown | - | She travelled to Uruguay with the theatre between 1825 and 1830. |
| 1830 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She returned to Buenos Aires. |
| 1848-1851 | - | Rio de Janeiro | - | Unknown | - | She travelled to Rio de Janeiro with the theatre from 1848-1851. |
| 1851 | - | Rio de Janeiro | - | Unknown | - | She retired from the theatre. |
| 1873 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She died in obscurity in Buenos Aires on 24 July 1873.. |
| 1873 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She worked as a popular actress here. |
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ActressesBiography:
She was born in Santo Domingo Soriano, Uruguay on 10 May 1798, and became an actress in Buenos Aires. Her free life style (she had 7 children by different fathers) made her the object of scorn by Francisco Castañeda, a priest who described her as a prostitute and wrote about her "criminal conducta" in 1821. His article, "El despertador teofilantrópico" so offended Guevara that she answered him in writing.
She was nonetheless a popular and successful actress. She was publicly acclaimed in Buenos Aires in 1856, but this was her pinnacle. She died in obscurity in 1873. (Sampedro, 57-62)
Sosa de Newton claims that she was born in Buenos Aires and that her family was from Uruguay. She was sponsored by the Sociedad del Buen Gusto. She appeared in Juan Cruz Varela's tragedies. After 1825 she performed in Chile and Uruguay. In 1830 she returned to Buenos Aires. She travelled to neighbouring countries from 1832 to 1840. She was in Rio de Janeiro from 1848-1851, when she retired from the theatre. She died in Buenos Aires on 24 July 1873. (Sosa de Newton, 297-298).
References:
Ramb, Ana María (editor). (1999) Pasión y coraje: Mujeres que hicieron historia
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas