Manuela Díez Jiménez

Manuela Díez Jiménez (1786 - 1858) was a key female figure in the forming of the Dominican independence. She was the mother of Juan Pablo Duarte, the founder of the Dominican Republic, or the so-called father of the nation. She greatly supported the rise of the secret society "La Trinitaria" by hiding its members and organizing meetings, which eventually lead to the liberation of the nation.

Manuela Díez Jiménez
Statue of Manuela Díez Jiménez in Santo Domingo
Born(1786-06-26)June 26, 1786
El Seibo, Dominican Republic
DiedDecember 31, 1858(1858-12-31) (aged 72)
Caracas, Venezuela
NationalityDominican
Known forActivist
FamilyJuan Pablo Duarte; Rosa Duarte

Biography

Manuela Díez Jiménez was born on the 26th of June, 1786 in El Seibo, Dominican Republic.

Around 1800, she married Juan José Duarte, who later became the father of Juan Pablo Duarte, and seven other children. Manuela had three brothers - Antonio, Mariano and José Acupérnico. Her daughter Rosa Duarte Promártir is considered one of the most influential Dominican women ever born.[1]

During 1801, due to Toussaint Louverture's invasion she was forced to immigrated to Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. She didn't return until 1809, in which year the Dominican Republic became a Spanish colony once again.[2]

Manuela Jiménez supported the rise of the secret society "La Trinitaria" by actively hiding its members and organizing secret meetings.

This led to her being persecuted by a raid for her contribution to the political life of her children and their accomplices. On the 3rd of March 1845, she was expelled from the country and she fled from the Haitian government to Venezuela.[3]

She died in 1858 on the 31st of December in Caracas, Venezuela.[4][5]

Literary appearances

In the poem by Ramón Emilio Jiménez mentions Manuela Díez Jiménez one of the responsible figures for the formation of Juan Pablo Duarte's patriotic character to lead the nation.[6]

Honors

There is a street in Santo Domingo, named after her. Moreover, there are more than a few schools in Dominican Republic in which she is named patron and they bear her name.

References
  1. Diario, Listin (2020-07-05). "Rosa Duarte y Díez presente como la historia misma en el pueblo dominicano". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-05-27.
  2. López, Ana Belén García (18 August 2016). Las heroínas silenciadas en las independencias hispanoamericanas. Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial España. ISBN 9788491126799.
  3. "Manuela Diez, the mother of Del Patricio Juen Pablo Duarte (In Spanish language)". El Nacional. 26 June 2019.
  4. Sagás, Ernesto (1996). "Review of Bibliografía haitiana en la República Dominicana". The Hispanic American Historical Review. 76 (2): 335–336. doi:10.2307/2517159. ISSN 0018-2168. JSTOR 2517159.
  5. Sagas, Inoa, Ernesto, Orlando (1996). "Bibliografia haitiana en la Republica Dominicana.". The Hispanic American Historical Review 76 (2): 335.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  6. "Manuela Diez Jiménez: su vida e importancia | VillaconMundial". www.villaconmundial.net. Retrieved 2021-05-27.
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