Rosa Rodríguez y Riquelme
Rosa Rodríguez y Riquelme | |
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Portrait of Rodríguez, 19th Century [1] | |
| Born | 30 August 1781 Chillán Viejo, Captaincy General of Chile, Viceroyalty of Peru, Spanish Empire |
| Died | 17 December 1850 (aged 69) Lima, Peru |
| Other names | Rosa O'Higgins [2] Rosita O'Higgins [3] |
| Occupation | Executor |
| Mother | Isabel Riquelme |
| Relatives | Bernardo O'Higgins (half-brother) Petronila Riquelme (niece) |
| Family | O'Higgins family |
Rosa Rodríguez y Riquelme (30 August 1781 – 17 December 1850), also known as Rosa O'Higgins, was the Chilean half-sister of Bernardo O'Higgins and executor of his estate.[2][4]
Early life
Rodríguez was born on 30 August 1781 in Chillán Viejo, Captaincy General of Chile (present-day Chile) to Félix Rodríguez Rojas (died 1782) and Isabel Riquelme.[4][1][3] Rodríguez was the younger maternal half-sister of Bernardo O'Higgins, and the older maternal half-sister of Maria de las Nieves Puga y Riquelme (1790-1868).[4][2][1]
Career
Chilean War of Independence
In 1813 Rodríguez, her mother and half-sister were taken as prisoners of war by Royalist troops during the Chilean War of Independence.[4][3][5] Rodríguez and her family were released two months later during a prisoner exchange between Royalist and Patriot forces.[5]
Following the Battle of Rancagua Rodríguez when into exile in Mendoza and later to Buenos Aires alongside her mother.[4][6] In Buenos Aires Rodríguez and her mother sold and made cigars.[4]
Return to Chile
In 1817, after the Battle of Chacabuco and Maipú, Rodríguez returned to Chile and lived with O'Higgins in the governor's palace in Santiago.[4]
During O'Higgins's position as the Supreme Director of Chile Rodríguez became commercially involved with Antonio Arcos amd José Antonio Rodríguez Aldea.[2][4] The legality of Rodríguez's business dealings were called into question.[4]
Exile
In 1823, Rodríguez joined her brother, mother, niece Petronila Riquelme and nephew Pedro Demetrio O'Higgins in exile in Peru.[7][8] Following her mother's death in 1839, Rodríguez took over the control of the running of O'Higgins' estate.[4]
After her brothers death on 24 October 1842, Rodríguez became the executor and administrator of O'Higgins' estate.[2][4]
Personal life
On 17 December 1850 Rodríguez died in Lima, aged 69.[4][2]
In 1947, Rodríguez's remains were repatriated in Santiago.[4] In 1993, Rodríguez was buried at the Bernardo O'Higgins Monumental Park in Chillán conurbation.[4]
References
- ^ a b c "Retrato de Rosa Rodríguez Riquelme". SURDOC (in Spanish). Valparaíso, Chile: Ministry of Cultures, Arts and Heritage. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f Soto, Osvaldo (20 August 2020). "Las mujeres que rodearon, para bien y para mal, la vida de O´Higgins". Diario de Valdivia (in Spanish). Grupo DiarioSur. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b c Araya, Juan Gabriel (1997). "Imagen de una vida". Doña Isabel Riquelme: Semblanza (PDF) (in Spanish). University of Concepción. pp. 11–15. ISBN 956-227-114-5. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Retamal, Felipe (27 October 2022). "La dura vida de Rosa, la olvidada hermana de Bernardo O'Higgins". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ a b Araya, Juan Gabriel (1997). "Correspondencia". Doña Isabel Riquelme: Semblanza (PDF) (in Spanish). University of Concepción. pp. 18–27. ISBN 956-227-114-5. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "En el natalicio de Bernardo O'Higgins, algunos pasajes desconocidos de su vida". STGO Cultura (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: Santiago Cultura. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "Mujeres con historia... Petita O'higgins Riquelme Rodríguez". Archivo Nacional (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile: National Archives of Chile. Retrieved 13 March 2026.
- ^ "La hija ninguneada de O'Higgins". La Tercera (in Spanish). Santiago, Chile. 16 September 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2026.