Francisca Güemes
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Francisca Güemes | |
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Born | 1779 |
Died | 1871 (aged 91–92) |
Battles / wars | Argentine War of Independence |
Francisca Güemes (1779–1871) was an Argentine woman involved in the movement advocating indepedence from Spain. A sister of Martín Miguel de Güemes, she, alongside her sister Macacha Güemes, is counted as a heroine of the Argentine War of Independence for her participation in the Gaucha War during the war of independence.[1]
When she was only 16 years old, she co-founded the newspaper Sancho Panza.[2] In 1809, she married a general, Sebastián Fructuoso de Figueroa y Toledo Pimentel.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Ruibal, Marcelo G. (2022-09-28). Macacha Güemes (in Spanish). Ediciones Universidad Católica de Salta. ISBN 978-950-623-268-9.
- ^ Luis, Balbachan Eduardo (2023-01-17). LOS IGNORADOS PASAJES DE BUENOS AIRES. UNA SINFONÍA DE PASAJES PEATONALES (in Spanish). Nobuko/Diseño editorial. ISBN 978-1-64360-588-3.
- ^ Ruibal, Marcelo G. (2022-09-28). Macacha Güemes (in Spanish). Ediciones Universidad Católica de Salta. ISBN 978-950-623-268-9.
- Sosa de Newton, Lily (1980). Diccionario Biografico de Mujeres Argentinas. Buenos Aires: Plus Ultra. ISBN 9502107748.