Villa sisters
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The Villa sisters, also known as the Villa del Orbe sisters,[lower-alpha 1] 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),[lower-alpha 2] and his wife María de la Antigua del Orbe Bocanegra.[lower-alpha 3][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 |
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- Source: Hoy/Instituto Dominicano de Genealogía[3]
Notes
- ↑ This name uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Villa and the second or maternal family name is Del Orbe.
- ↑ 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]
