Juliana Larena y Fenollé

Juliana Josefa Benita Larena Fenollé (16 February 1790, Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain  – 1835, Zaragoza, Spain) was a nurse. She was involved in the Sieges of Zaragoza during the Peninsular War.[1]

Juliana Larena y Fenollé
Born
Juliana Josefa Benita Larena Fenollé

(1790-02-16)16 February 1790
Died1835 (aged 44–45)
Zaragoza, Spain
Known forHeroism in the Sieges of Zaragoza

Larena moved to Zaragoza, Spain at a young age, and was 18 years old when General Lefebvre initiated the French army's first siege on the city in 1808. During the first siege, she worked as a nurse, tending to the wounded on the front line. During the second siege a year later, Larena helped to defend the stronghold located at Cathedral-Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar, one of the most dangerous areas during the siege.[1]

On 30 September 1808, General Palafox awarded her the Shield of Distinction (Spanish: el Escudo de Distinción) for her bravery and provided her a pension, which King Ferdinand VII confirmed on 25 October 1814.[1]

Larena died of cholera in 1835, in Zaragoza.

On the centenary of the first siege, a street in Zaragoza was renamed Calle Juliana Larena in her honor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Larena y Fenollé, Juliana". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (in Spanish). 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
  2. ^ Gaspar, José Ramón (28 July 2008). "Personajes históricos de Cinco Villas: Juliana Larena Fenollé una heroína de Los Sitios en 1808" (in Spanish).