Benita Martínez Pastoriza

Benita Martínez Pastoriza de Sarmiento (26 August 1819, San Juan, Argentina 6 October 1890 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) was the second wife of Domingo Faustino Sarmiento, Argentina's First Lady, and the mother of Domingo Fidel Sarmiento. She was married to Domingo Castro y Calvo before being married to President Sarmiento.[1][2][3]

Benita Martínez Pastoriza
First Lady of Argentina
In office
12 October 1868  11 October 1874
PresidentBartolomé Mitre
Preceded byDelfina María Luisa de Vedia Pérez de Mitre
Succeeded byCarmen Miguens de Avellaneda
Personal details
Born
Benita Martínez Pastoriza de Sarmiento

San Juan, Argentina
SpouseBartolomé Mitre

References

  1. "Benita Agustina Martínez Pastoriza". Find a Grave. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  2. Donghi, Tulio Halperín; Jaksic, Ivan; Kirkpatrick, Gwen; Masiello, Francine (1994). Sarmiento, author of a nation. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. Adams, Jerome R. (January 18, 2010). Liberators, patriots, and leaders of Latin America : 32 biographies (2nd ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co. p. 80. ISBN 9780786442843.


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