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Isabel Calvimontes
Isabel Calvimontes (November 19, 1790 – December 20, 1855) was a Bolivian-born Argentine patriot who participated in Buenos Aires society at the service of the May Revolution and in the early years of the emancipatory movement. She is one of the Patricias Argentinas. Early life and marriage Isabel Calvimontes Trujillo was born on November 19, 1790, in Chuquisaca Department, Chuquisaca, Upper Peru. She was the daughter of José Calvimontes, prosecutor of the court of the Real Audiencia of Charcas and Florencia Trujillo. On August 14, 1804, in Chuquisaca, she married Dr. Pedro José Agrelo, who had befriended her father at the University of Saint Francis Xavier. She had several children, among them José Pedro Agrelo Calvimontes and the future colonel, Martín Avelino Agrelo Calvimontes. The failure of the Chuquisaca Revolution in 1809 forced Pedro José Agrelo to abandon his post as subdelegate in Tupiza and move with his wife to his hometown, the City of Buenos Aires. There, he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barragán Cove
The Ensenada de Barragán ("Barragán's Bay, or Cove") is a small bay on the Río de la Plata, some southeast of Buenos Aires, Argentina. The area is in the Ensenada district of Buenos Aires province, centred on the city of the Ensenada. The old cove has partly silted since the 17th century, and the area is now considered to be part of ''Isla Santiago'' (Santiago Island). The coastal region was first mapped by Magellan in 1520 in his trip around the world; the bay itself was settled by Hernandarias in the early 17th century. In 1629, the land was sold to Antonio Gutiérrez Barragán, hence its toponymy. The town itself was founded in 1801. Until the middle of the 19th century, the bay provided a good natural port. The cove was fortified by the Spanish governors, and later by the Viceroys of the River Plate, several times with batteries and a defensive wall. The place came to be known as "Fuerte Barragán" (Fort Barragán, see below). With the foundation of the new capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
