Women and Independence in Latin America

An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Crescencia Boado Romero de Garrigós

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1802  -  Buenos Aires  -  Not applicable  -  She was born in Buenos Aires.
1823  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She married Agustín Garrigós Conget.
1838-1852  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She was inspector at the Casa de Huerfanos from 1838-1852.
1840-1845  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She was President of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia from 1840-45.
1845-1852  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She kept the Sociedad de Beneficiencia going between 1845 and 1852 when it lacked government support.
1852-1854  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She was President of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia from 1852-54.
1862-1867  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She was inspector at the Casa de Huerfanos from 1862-1867.
1864-1867  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She was President of the Sociedad de Beneficiencia from 1864-67.
1867  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She died from cholera during an epidemic in Buenos Aires.

Connections:

Rosas opponents
Sociedad de Beneficencia, Argentina

Biography:
Born in Buenos Aires in 1802, she married Agustín Garrigós Conget in 1823. He was part of Rosas's regime, but she was against it. She was a member of the Sociedad de Beneficencia. From 1838 to 1852 she was inspector of the Casa de Huérfanos, and again from 1862-67. She was president of the Sociedad from 1840-45; from 1852-54 and 1864-67. She, along with other women, ensured that the Sociedad survived when it lost government support between 1845 and 1852. She ensured that the new government resumed support of the Sociedad in 1852. She died from cholera in Buenos Aires on 4 April 1867. (Sosa de Newton, 84-85)

References:

Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas