Patricias Argentinas ( en, Argentine Patricians) was fourteen women who on 30 May 1812 called for the collection of funds for the equipment of the rebel army fighting for freedom from Spain during the

Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Argentina, links=no) was a secessionist civil war fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín a ...

. Each one of the signatures of the list financed one pistol each, and their example was followed by others. This was considered vital for the success of the war, as the Argentine army was very insufficiently equipped at the time.

Signatures of the original list

# Tomasa de la Quintana #

María de los Remedios de Escalada María de los Remedios de Escalada y La Quintana (November 20, 1797 – August 3, 1823), commonly known as Remedios de Escalada, was the wife of the leader of the Argentine War of Independence, General José de San Martín. Life and times S ...

# María de las Nieves de Escalada # María Eugenia de Escalada de Demaría # María de la Quintana # María Sánchez de Thompson # Carmen de la Quintanilla de Alvear # Ramona Esquivel y Aldao # Petrona Bernardina Cordero # Rufina de Orma # Isabel Calvimontes de Agrelo # Magdalena de Castro de Herrero # Ángela Castelli de Irgazábal # María de la Encarnación Andonaégui de Valdepares.

References

* Cutolo, V. O. (1994). Buenos Aires: Historia de las calles y sus nombres. Buenos Aires: Elche. .

External links

* Argentine War of Independence 1812 in Argentina {{Argentina-mil-stub