Mercedes Torres de Montt

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1826  -  Petorca  -  Unknown  -  She was living here in 1826.
1826  -  Petorca  -  Unknown  -  She wrote to her compadre in January and October 1826.
1839  -  Petorca  -  Unknown  -  She wrote to her son in January 1839.

Connections:

Bello friends
Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figures
Women, wrote letters

Texts:
0 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Rosario Montt
0 - Letter to her son, Manuel Montt advising him to stay at the Tapihue hacienda.
1826 - Letter to her compadre regarding business matters.
1826 - Letter to her compadre regarding business matters.
1846 - Letter to her daughter-in-law, Rosario Montt with news of the family

Biography:
Born around 1770, she married Lucas Montt, their son, Manuel Montt became president of Chile between 1851 and 1861. She was sister-in-law of Adriana Montt. Her husband died on 25 February 1821. She was living in Petorca, Chile in 1826. In 1826 she wrote to her compadre, Cipriano Pérez, who was married to her cousin Ventura Torres, regarding financial and business matters. She was a friend of Andrés Bello. (Vergara Quiroz, 154-157, 196, 218-219)

References:

Silva Castro, Raúl (1954) Cartas chilenas (Siglos XVIII y XIX)
Vergara Quiroz, Sergio (1987) Cartas de mujeres en Chile, 1630-1885