Matilde Pombo y O’Donnell

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

Events:

1816  -  Bogotá  -  Patriot  -  Her brother was executed by the royalists in July 1816.
1822  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  Her son, Sergio, was born.

Connections:

female relatives of executed patriots
Female relatives of past and future leading political/military/ cultural figures

Biography:
From Bogotá, she was married to José Rafael Arboleda. Her brother, Miguel Pombo was executed by the royalists in Bogotá in July 1816. (Monsalve, 138)

She was the mother of writers Julio and Sergio Arboleda Pombo. She educated Sergio (b.1822) at home. (Ardila, 52.)

References:

Ardila A, Hector M. (1984) Hombres y letras de Colombia
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia