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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: Unknown
Events:
| 1805 | - | Salta | - | Not applicable | - | She was born here. |
| 1824 | - | Valparaíso | - | Unknown | - | She may have married Servando Jordán. |
| 1824-1826 | - | Valparaíso | - | Unknown | - | She was based here in 1824, was living here in 1826. |
| 1826 | - | Valparaíso | - | Unknown | - | She wrote to Javiera Carrera in May and June 1826. |
| 1831 | - | Valparaíso | - | Unknown | - | She may have married Servando Jordán. |
| 1832-1845 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Unknown | - | She co-founded a school for girls here with her sister. |
| 1851 | - | Lima | - | Unknown | - | She moved to Lima and founded a school there. |
| 1853 | - | Copiapó | - | Unknown | - | She moved to Copiacó, Chile and founded a college. |
| 1854 | - | Copiapó | - | Unknown | - | She was awarded a prize for her contribution to education. |
| 1859 | - | Valparaíso | - | Unknown | - | She founded a school here in 1859 |
| 1870 | - | Valparaíso | - | Unknown | - | She died in Valparaíso. |
Connections:
Cabezón familyTexts:
1826 - Letter to Javiera Carrera giving news of her daughter, Santos Díaz de Valdés.
1826 - Letter to Javiera Carrera regarding Bernardo O´Higgins´s possible return to power.
Biography:
Born in Salta in 1805, she married Servando Jordán in 1831 and was widowed soon afterwards. She helped her sister, Dámasa Cabezón, to found a school in Santiago de Chile. She moved to Valdivia and founded another school. She married Domingo Rodríguez Zorrilla in 1839 and was widowed again in 1843. In 1851 she moved to Lima and founded a school there. She returned to Chile in 1853 and founded a college in Copiapó. She was awarded a prize for her work in education in 1854. She moved to Valparaíso with her sisters for health reasons and in 1859 founded and led a college for young women for 15 years. She died in 1870. (Sosa de Newton, 108)
Vergara Quiroz claims that she married Captain Servando Jordán in 1824 and moved to Valparaíso where his ship was based. She established a college in 1831, which she kept until her second marriage to Domingo Rodríguez Zorilla. On 28 May 1826 she wrote to Javiera Carrera giving her news of her daughter Santos Díos de Valdés y Carrera and on 3 June 1826 regarding rumours of Bernado O'Higgins's return to politics. (Vergara Quiroz, 158-160)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas
Vergara Quiroz, Sergio (1987) Cartas de mujeres en Chile, 1630-1885