Melchora Nieto de Bailly ("La Melchorita")

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: White

Biographical details

An aristocratic woman who participated in the independence activities of 20 July 1810. (Knaster, 482.)

She was among a group of women who marched to the Viceroy's palace, Bogotá, on 20 July 1810. (Monsalve, 84, 85)

A staunch supporter of the independence cause she married Antonio Bailly in 1812, a good friend of Nariño. Bailly was assassinated in 1813 by his slave. (Monsalve, 87)

She and her family were exiled to Tabio in August 1816 and were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquito beforehand. (Monsalve, 156,159)

Related to Michaela Nieto?

Life Events

Other	1810	She marched to the Viceroy's palace, Bogotá, on 20 July 1810.
Married	1812	She married Antonio Bailly.
Other	1813	She was widowed.
Other	1816	She and her family were exiled to Tabio in August 1816.

References

Knaster, Meri, (1977), Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times

Monsalve, José D, (1926), Mujeres de la independencia

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