Ana Monterroso de Lavalleja

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Monterroso and the second or maternal family name is Bermúdez.
Ana Monterroso de Lavalleja
Born
Ana Micaela Monterroso y Bermúdez

(1791-09-03)3 September 1791
Montevideo, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata, Spanish Empire
Died28 March 1858(1858-03-28) (aged 66)
Montevideo, Uruguay
NationalityUruguayan
Spouse
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(m. 1817; died 1853)​
Children10
RelativesJosé Benito Monterroso (brother)

Ana Micaela Monterroso de Lavalleja (3 September 1791 – 28 March 1858) was a Uruguayan woman, the wife of Juan Antonio Lavalleja, who traveled with him and participated in the politics of the world around her. Whether or not Lavalleja was present in the household, Monterroso ran the family's affairs and would actively aid the resistance to the Portuguese and the government of Fructuoso Rivera. She and Lavalleja had ten children, some of whom died young.[1] She, along with Melchora Cuenca [es] and Cayetana Leguizamón, represent the involvement of women in the early history of modern Uruguay.[2]

  1. ^ "Ana Monterroso de Lavalleja". contenidoseducativosdigitales.edu.uy (in Spanish). Contenidos Educativos Digitales. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. ^ Di Cioco, Lucía (8 July 2017). "¿Dónde estaban las orientales revolucionarias?". El Observadora. Retrieved 17 November 2017.