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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:
| 1807 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She attended celebrations in Bogotá to mark the defeat of the English invaders at Buenos Aires. |
| 1810 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | On 14 August 1810 she insisted that the Viceroy and his wife return safely to their palace. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
She was born in Jérez de la Frontera, Spain, and married the Marqués de San Jorge. She attended the Bogotá celebrations to mark the defeat of the English in Buenos Aires in 1807. (Monsalve, 27)
On 14 August 1810 she was among a group of women who insisted that the Viceroy and his wife, Francisca Villanova, be given safe conduct from the prisons in which they'd been held overnight and returned to the Viceroy's palace. (Monsalve, 94)
Daughter-in-law of Jorge Lozano y Peralta, Marqués de San Jorge?
Part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)
Mother of Josefa Lozano e Isasi.
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia