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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:
| 1810 | - | Comonfort | - | Unknown | - | She married Mariano Abasolo. |
| 1811 | - | Cadiz | - | Unknown | - | She accompanied her husband into exile here. |
| 1811 | - | Veracruz | - | Unknown | - | She accompanied her husband here. |
| 1816 | - | Cadiz | - | Unknown | - | She was widowed. |
Connections:
Women accompanied husbands/ brothers into battleBiography:
A well-educated woman from a good Mexican family. She married Mariano Abasolo, a close friend of Ignacio Allende, a few days before the Grito de Dolores. She followed Abasolo into battle, and was present when Hidalgo took the town of San Miguel de Allende. Abasolo was taken prisoner at La Noria de Baján and taken to Chihuahua where he was sentenced to death. Taboada went on her knees to the military commander, Nemesio Salcedo y Salcedo to plead for his life. She managed to persuade Viceroy Venegas to reduce the sentence to perpetual imprisonment in Spain. She accompanied Abasolo to Veracruz where she gave her jewels to the captain to pay for her passage. Abasolo died in 1816 in Spain. Taboada returned to Mexico where she continued to support the independence struggle. (Rosales, 57-60)
References:
Romero de Valle, Emilia (editor). (1948) Mujeres de América