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Posts by Adela Dalto
Maria Remedios Del Valle
Who but a strong, free and patriotic woman would enlist to be a soldier after having lost her husband and sons in battle to continue the fight for the independence of Argentina? Only a valiant heroine, an Afro-Argentine, who was dedicated to the fight for the independence of her country, and who was given the…
Read MoreManuela Saénz
La “Caballeresa del Sol†was the title Manuela Saénz earned as she joined the revolution with Simon Bolivar in the independence of “El Gran Colombia†from Spain, which included several northern Latin American countries. Born in Ecuador in 1798, she survived until her final days in Peru (1856) living in exile. Manuela Saénz can be…
Read MoreThe Mirabel Sisters
The “Butterflies†was the code name of three sisters, Patria, Maria Teresa and Minerva Mirabel from Salcedo, Dominican Republic. They fought for political freedom and were brutally assassinated on November 25th, 1960. The Mirabel sisters became symbols of popular feminist resistance in Latin American countries. They had been part of the underground resistance movement against…
Read MoreThe Imperial Princess, Redeemer Isabel
Imperial Princess Isabel, baptized Isabel Cristina Leopoldina Augusta, second daughter of Emperor D. Pedro II and Empress Doña Tereza Cristina Leopoldina, became the heiress to the throne at the tender age of 4 years old. Princess Isabel was born July 29, 1846 in Rio de Janeiro in the São Cristóvão palace. She became the Imperial…
Read MoreMalintzin Tenepal, “La Malinche”
Malintzin Tenepal, La Malinche, an Aztec slave, considered the mother of the first Mexican, was born about 1505. As a convert to Christianity and baptized Marina, she became the interpreter of the conquistador Hernan Cortes. Malintzin spoke Nahuatl, her Aztec language and the Mayan dialects. She later learned Spanish as Cortes took her as his mistress,…
Read MoreCelia Cruz
Úrsula Hilaria Celia de la Caridad Cruz Alfonso,dubbed the “Queen of Salsa,†touched the lives of her many fans with her lively and colorful performances. Celia Cruz was born in Havana, Cuba on October 21, 1924, she passed on July 16, 2003, with her music pouring out of Latino radio stations, cars, and homes of…
Read MoreIsabel Angelica Allende
Internationally acclaimed Isabel Angelica Allende, has released her 25th book with, Violeta, published January 2022. Born in 1942 in Lima, she was raised in Chile and lives in the United States. She is among the worlds’ most important women novelists as well as a feminist and philanthropist with more than 75 million books sold. Ms.…
Read MoreDolores Huerta
Chicana activist, Dolores Huerta, was awarded the Medal of Freedom by President Obama (2011). She was the co-founder of the United Farm Workers of America (UFWA) and a labor leader of Chicano farm workers since 1968. Currently (12/01/2021) she speaks across the country as the founder and president of the Dolores Huerta Foundation supporting equality…
Read MoreEllen Ochoa
“What interests me, what challenges me, and what could get me a job later†… Born in Los Angeles on May 10, 1958, Dr. Ellen Ochoa was the first Latina and second woman astronaut, and now the 11thDirector of the Johnson Space Center. She served as Deputy Director since 2007 before becoming the director in…
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