Jacoba Saravia Plazaola

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1814  -  Salta  -  Not applicable  -  She was born in Salta on 20 December 1814.

Connections:

Education for Girls (Argentina)
Women, schools named after them

Biography:
Born in Salta on 20 December 1814, daughter of Coronel Apolinario Saravia and Joaquina Plazaola. She established a private school in which she worked for many years. She taught children from the leading families of Salta. A school in the province bears her name. (Sosa de Newton, 584)

She was the cousin of Benigna Saravia.

References:

Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas