Juliana Larena y Fenollé explained

Juliana Larena y Fenollé
Birth Name:Juliana Josefa Benita Larena Fenollé
Birth Date:16 February 1790
Birth Place:Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain
Death Place:Zaragoza, Spain
Known For:Heroism in the Sieges of Zaragoza

Juliana Josefa Benita Larena Fenollé (16 February 1790, Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain 1835, Zaragoza, Spain) was a nurse. She was involved in the Sieges of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War.[1]

Larena moved to Zaragoza, Spain at a young age, and was 18 years old when General Lefebvre initiated the French army's first siege on the city in 1808. During the first siege, she worked as a nurse, tending to the wounded on the front line. During the second siege a year later, Larena helped to defend the stronghold located at Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the most dangerous areas during the siege.

On 30 September 1808, General Palafox awarded her the Shield of Distinction (Spanish; Castilian: el Escudo de Distinción) for her bravery and provided her a pension, which King Ferdinand VII confirmed on 25 October 1814.

Larena died of cholera in 1835, in Zaragoza.

On the centenary of the first siege, a street in Zaragoza was renamed Calle Juliana Larena in her honor.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Encyclopedia: Larena y Fenollé, Juliana . Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa . 2009 . Spanish . 2018-10-18 . 2018-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181018122255/http://www.enciclopedia-aragonesa.com/voz.asp?voz_id=7727 . dead .
  2. Web site: Personajes históricos de Cinco Villas: Juliana Larena Fenollé una heroína de Los Sitios en 1808 . Gaspar . José Ramón . 28 July 2008 . Spanish.