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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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Other names: Baz, El número 12
Gender:Male
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1810 | - | Mexico City | - | Unknown | - | He became a member of the Sociedad de los Guadalupes and the secret society Al Aguila, 1810-11. |
| 1821-1822 | - | Mexico City | - | Unknown | - | He was a member of the governing junta, 1821-22. |
Connections:
Newspaper, Ilustrador MexicanoBiography:
A member of the Mexican insurgent group la Sociedad de los Guadalupes. Members included lawyers, priests, owners, merchants, and several women. They were linked by social and family ties. He gave financial support to the society's projects. (Gueda, 50)
He married (i) Luisa de Orellano y Pozo, b. Chalco 1777. (ii) Antonia Peña. Uncle of Leona Vicario. A lawyer in the governing junta of 1821-22, he was in the secret society Al Aguila in 1810-11. He corresponded with Ignacio Rayón, José María Morelos, Andrés Quintana Roo and Francisco Lorenzo de Velasco using the pseudonym "El número 12". He helped to buy and to establish the printing press for Ignacio Rayón in 1812. (Gueda, a, 376-377)
References:
Rodríguez O., Jamie E. (editor). (1989) The Independence of Mexico and New Nation
Gueda, Virginia (1992) En busqueda de un gobierno alterno: Los Guadalupes de México