Mercedes Zañartu de Trujillo

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1807  -  Concepción  -  Unknown  -  She was living here in 1807 and 1808.
1807  -  Concepción  -  Unknown  -  She wrote to her cousin for financial advice.
1808  -  Concepción  -  Unknown  -  She wrote to her cousin for financial advice.

Connections:

Eyzaguirre family
Women, wrote letters

Texts:
1807 - Letter to her cousin, Miguel de Eyzaguirre in which she asks for financial advice.
1808 - Letter to her cousin, Miguel de Eyzaguirre, in which she asks for financial advice.

Biography:
The daughter of Ramón de Zañartu, owner of the estancia de Hualpén, and cousin of Miguel de Eyzaguirre, a lawyer and brother of Domingo Agustín and José Alego. She married José Antonio de Trujillo. On 16 October 1807 and 25 August 1808, she wrote to Miguel de Eyzaguirre from Concepción for financial advice. (Vergara Quiroz, 60-63)

References:

Vergara Quiroz, Sergio (1987) Cartas de mujeres en Chile, 1630-1885