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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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 Martina Torres |
 Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1816 | - | Bogotá | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Bogotá on 4 February 1816. |
| 1816 | - | Espinal | - | Unknown | - | She was exiled here in 1816 with her mother and sisters. |
| 1901 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She died in Bogotá on 12 October 1901. |
Connections:
Alvarez family (Bogotá)Biography:
The daughter of Camilo Torres and Francisca Prieto born in Bogotá on 4 February 1816. Her mother was forced to walk into exile at Espinal while she was a baby. She was eight months old when her father was executed by the royalists in August 1816. She, her mother and sisters were probably held in the Cárcel Chiquita before being exiled to Espinal by Morillo. She died in Bogotá on 12 October 1901. (Monsalve, 168)
Camilo Torres's children were awarded a pension of 1,000 pesos. (Monsalve, 263)
She was part of the González Manrique, Alvarez, Ricaurte, París, Pardo, Nariño clan. (Monsalve, 139)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia