Mariquita Sánchez
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Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson y de Mendeville, also known as Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson, was an Argentine socialite and activist from Buenos Aires. She was one of the city's leading salonnières, wh
Portrait of Sánchez de Thompson and her children by Jean-Philippe Goulu, ca. late 1820s
María Sánchez de Mendeville (1845), portrait by Johann Moritz Rugendas, National Historical Museum
The Argentine National Anthem being played for the first time at Sánchez de Thompson's house. Painting by Pedro Subercaseaux
The only known photographic image of Sánchez de Thompson, a daguerreotype from 1854
Martín Jacobo Thompson
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Martín Jacobo Thompson was an Argentine patriot, who had an active participation during the English invasions, and the Revolution of May. He is considered the founder of the Argentine Naval Prefecture
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…Argentine women, Mariquita Sánchez de Thompson has been considered the most active female figure in the revolutionary process. Sánchez married her cousin, Martín Thompson, in 1805. She authored a first-hand account and description of the failed British invasions of Buenos Aires which illustrated the ambivalence felt by…
portrait of Martín Jacobo Thompson