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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:
| 1819 | - | Tucumán | - | Not applicable | - | She was born on 4 May 1819, Tucumán and spent her early years here. |
| 1825 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She was taken to Buenos Aires to be brought up by her aunt but left during Rosas's rule. |
| 1835-1852 | - | Montevideo | - | Unknown | - | She stayed here during Rosas's rule. |
| 1852 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She returned to Buenos Aires after 1852 |
| 1866 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She died in Buenos Aires on 5 February 1866. |
Connections:
Argentine exiles in UruguayBiography:
Born on 4 May 1819, Tucumán, her mother was Dolores Helguero, an upper class woman from Tucumán. She was taken to Buenos Aires in 1825 where she was brought up by her aunt, Juana Belgrano. Belgrano recognised her as his daughter and made provision in his will that she should be looked after by his brother Domingo and given a good education. She became a cultivated and resolute woman. Juan Bautista Alberdi courted her, but she married Manuel Vega Belgrano. Rivadavia awarded her a pension of 39 pesos, but Rosas stopped it. She went to Montevideo during Rosas's rule. General Alvarez Thomas said that she was "un dechado de virtud tan semejante en fisonomía a su padre como en la dulzura de carácter". She died on 5 February 1866 in Buenos Aires. (Sosa de Newton, 68-69)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas