Francisca Güemes Explained

Francisca Güemes
Battles:	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

• Sosa de Newton, Lily (1980). Diccionario Biografico de Mujeres Argentinas. Buenos Aires: Plus Ultra. .

Notes and References

1. Book: Ruibal, Marcelo G. . Macacha Güemes . 2022-09-28 . Ediciones Universidad Católica de Salta . 978-950-623-268-9 . es.
2. Book: Luis, Balbachan Eduardo . LOS IGNORADOS PASAJES DE BUENOS AIRES. UNA SINFONÍA DE PASAJES PEATONALES . 2023-01-17 . Nobuko/Diseño editorial . 978-1-64360-588-3 . es.
3. Book: Ruibal, Marcelo G. . Macacha Güemes . 2022-09-28 . Ediciones Universidad Católica de Salta . 978-950-623-268-9 . es.