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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:
| 1759 | - | Salta | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Salta around 1759. |
| 1790 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | She died in Salta. |
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Women benefactorsBiography:
Born in Salta around 1759, she became an extremely beautiful woman who married three times. At the age of 14 she married her cousin Javier de Ibarguren y Elisondo. He died leaving her a considerable fortune, part of which she used for a hospital in San Andrés. She married Juan Henríquez y Henríquez and they rebuilt the capillla de Nazareno. Her third marriage was to Agustín de Zuviría who survived Cámera. She died in Salta in 1790. (Sosa de Newton, 117)
References:
Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas