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Felipa Larrea
Felipa Larrea de Larrea (born 1 May 181018 January 1910) was an Afro-Argentine woman, widely considered to be the last surviving African slave from the Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, colonial period in Argentina. Early life Felipa Larrea was born on 1 May 1810, 24 days before the Revolución de Mayo, which triggered the Argentine War of Independence. Her father was an African American slave by the name of Juan Larrea, who had been bought by Spanish-born merchant and politician Juan Larrea (politician), Juan Larrea, whose surname he bore. Felipa's mother was María Magdalena Rodríguez, an African slave born in Equatorial Guinea who had been in service of Don Patricio Salas. As a girl, Felipa was bought by Justa Visillac de Rodríguez, wife of José Antonio Rodríguez. The Rodríguez family were members of the Basílica de Nuestra Señora de la Merced, the oldest Roman Catholicism in Argentina, Roman Catholic congregation in Buenos Aires. She was brought up in the Casa de E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South America's southeastern coast. "Buenos Aires" can be translated as "fair winds" or "good airs", but the former was the meaning intended by the founders in the 16th century, by the use of the original name "Real de Nuestra Señora Santa María del Buen Ayre", named after the Madonna of Bonaria in Sardinia, Italy. Buenos Aires is classified as an alpha global city, according to the Globalization and World Cities Research Network (GaWC) 2020 ranking. The city of Buenos Aires is neither part of Buenos Aires Province nor the Province's capital; rather, it is an autonomous district. In 1880, after decades of political infighting, Buenos Aires was federalized and removed from Buenos Aires Province. The city limits were enlarged to include t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
