An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Reference details

Type of publication: Book

Author: Estrada, Jenny

Year of publication: 1984

Title of work: Mujeres de Guayaquil, siglo XVI al siglo XX

Publisher: Banco Central de Ecuador (Guayaquil)

Keywords: Women, Guayaquil, Garaicoa

Notes: Has a section "Heroínas y patriotas" that gives details of the Garaicoa family. It includes copies of documents, including letters from Bolívar to Las señorals Garaicoas, but not all have sources and I was unable to confirm those that did. Includes an extract from a speech by Vicente Rocafuerte about education for girls (1841).

People referenced in this work:
Ana Garaicoa Llaguno de Villamil (Garaycoa) (pp. 39)
Angélica Rica (pp. 41)
Baltasara Calderón de Rocafuerte (pp. 39-41)
Capitán Francisco Ventura de Garaicoa y Román (Garaycoa) (pp. 38) Mentioned as father of the Garaicoa clan.
Carmen Calderón y Garaicoa (Garaycoa) (pp. 41)
Condesa de la Vega (pp. 48) Los Condes de la Vega are mentioned. She could have been one of them.
Francisca Garaicoa de Vivero (Garaycoa) (pp. 39-40)
Francisco García Calderón (pp. 38-39)
Francisco Javier Mariategui (pp. 48)
Isabel Morlas Tinoco (pp. 45)
Joaquina Garaicoa y Llaguno (Garaycoa) (pp. 40)
José Faustino Sánchez Carrión (pp. 48)
Josefa Boqui (pp. 48)
La Teniente Antonia (pp. 44)
Manuela Garaicoa de Calderón (pp. 38-39)
María Aguirre de Marcos (pp. 44)
María del Carmen Franco (pp. 45)
María Eufemia de Llaguno y Lavayen (pp. 38) Mentioned as mother of two of the próceres of independence and four Madres of the Patria.
María Plaza del Campo (pp. 41)
María Rosa Silva Icaza de Olmedo (pp. 46)
Mercedes Decimavilla de Illingworth (pp. 51-54)
Petra Guiraldes (pp. 45)
Ramona Castillo (pp. 45)
Ricardo Palma (pp. 48-50)
Rosa Campusano (pp. 48-50)
Simona Mora (pp. 45)