María Magdalena Aldunte y Rada

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Biographical details

From Sucre, she was known for her advanced liberal ideas and strong character. She influenced other women to join the patriot cause and she presided over a group of distinguished señoras to salute Juan José Castelli when he arrived in Sucre with his Argentine forces on 27 December 1810. They saluted him in the name of the bello sexo de Charcas and offered him their jewellery for the cause. Her speech was reproduced in the Gaceta de Buenos Aires, No.29, 1810 and in the 1825 publication Americanas Ilustres. Her patriotic activity made her the object of persecution so she moved to Río de la Plata where she lived for many years. She married there and had several children. (Urquidi, 151-154)

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1810

Gave a welcoming speech to Juan José Castelli when he arrived in Sucre with his Argentine forces on 27 December 1810.

References

Urquidi, José Macedonio, (1918), Bolivianas ilustres, heroinas, escritoras, artistas, Tomo I

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