Villa sisters
The Villa sisters, also known as the Villa del Orbe sisters,[a] were the Dominican sisters who made the first flag of the Dominican Republic.[1]
They were the issue of Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez (1781–1843),[b] and his wife María de la Antigua del Orbe Bocanegra.[c][3]
Villa siblings
| Name | Gender | Birthdate | Took part? |
|---|---|---|---|
| María del Carmen Villa del Orbe | female | circa 1805 | Yes |
| Manuel Francisco Villa del Orbe | male | 25 December 1811 | No |
| María Francisca Angustia Villa del Orbe | female | 8 April 1814 | Yes |
| Manuela Estefanía Villa del Orbe | female | 22 April 1816 | Yes |
| María Lorenza Matilde Villa del Orbe | female | 21 November 1818 | No |
| María Filomena Villa del Orbe | female | 5 January 1820 | No |
- Source: Hoy/Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía[3]
Notes
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- ^ The son of Manuel Francisco Villa (a rich[2] Spanish colonist[3]) and María del Carmen Jáquez (of French descent), Juan Ramón Villa Jáquez was mayor of La Vega in 1811 and 1813,[2] a royal standard-bearer and a commandant during the colonial era, and an officer during the Haitian domination.[3]
- ^ She was an illegitimate[2] daughter of Capt. José del Orbe and Josefa Bocanegra. Her father was a wealthy cattleman and mayor of La Vega in 1779.[2][3][4]
References
- ^ Marcano, José E. "La Bandera de la República Dominicana". jmarcano.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ a b c d Despradel Batista, Guido (2010). Historia de Concepción de La Vega (PDF) (in Spanish) (3rd ed.). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación. pp. 99, 156–157, 159–161. ISBN 978-9945-020-96-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Núñez Núñez, Milcíades H. (9 April 2011). "Cápsulas genealógicas: Las Hermanas Villa". Cápsulas Genealógicas en Areíto (Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía) (in Spanish). Hoy. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014. Retrieved 10 December 2014.
- ^ Hernández González, Manuel V. (2007). Expansión fundacional y crecimiento en el norte dominicano (1680-1795): El Cibao y la Bahía de Samaná (PDF) (in Spanish). Santo Domingo: Archivo General de la Nación; Academia Dominicana de la Historia. pp. 142–144, 146. ISBN 978-9945-020-12-0. Retrieved 18 May 2015.