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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:
| 1740 | - | Tucumán | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Tucumán around 1740. |
| 1762 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She married Miguel de Laguna. |
| 1816 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She offered her house to be used as a Congress building. |
| 1823 | - | Tucumán | - | Unknown | - | She died in Tucumán. |
Connections:
Women financial support to independence causeBiography:
Born in Tucumán in 1740, she owned the house in Tucumán in which the Congress of 1816 functioned. A descendent of the conquistador Juan Gregorio Bazán and Juan Ramírez de Velazco, founder of La Rioja. She married Miguel de Laguna in 1762. In 1816 they offered their house as a seat for Congress. She died in 1823. The government acquired the building in 1872 and it became a post office. It was demolished in 1903 during Roca's presidency, although the Congress room was left. It was reconstructed in 1941. (Sosa de Newton, 66)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas