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 | |
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| First Lady of Argentina | |
| In office 12 October 1868 – 11 October 1874 | |
| President | Bartolomé Mitre |
| Preceded by | Delfina María Luisa de Vedia Pérez de Mitre |
| Succeeded by | Carmen Miguens de Avellaneda |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Benita Martínez Pastoriza de Sarmiento San Juan, Argentina |
| Spouse | Bartolomé Mitre |
References edit
- ^ "Benita Agustina Martínez Pastoriza". Find a Grave. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ Donghi, Tulio Halperín; Jaksic, Ivan; Kirkpatrick, Gwen; Masiello, Francine (1994). Sarmiento, author of a nation. Berkeley: University of California Press. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
- ^ 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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