Mercedes Girardot Díaz

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Exile 1814
Exile 1814
     

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1816  -  Fontibón  -  Unknown  -  She was exiled to Fontibón in August 1816.
1816  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  They were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquito before being exiled.

Connections:

Almeyda network
Girardot family
Women exiled from Bogotá by Morillo
Women exiled independence cause
Women held in Cárcel Chiquita by Morillo

Biography:
From Bogotá, the daughter of Josefa Díaz de Girardot, and sister of Bárbara, Manuela and Joaquina Girardot. The family was great friends with the Almeyda family. (Díaz y Díaz, 34)

She and her family were exiled to Fontibón in August 1816. They were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquito before being exiled. (Monsalve, 156, 159)

References:

Díaz y Díaz, Oswaldo (1962) Los Almeydas: Episodios de la resistencia patriota contra el ejército pacificador de tierra firme
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia