Jacinta Parejo
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Jacinta Parejo de Crespo, (better known as Misia Jacinta) (Parapara
, Guárico
, August 16, 1845 - Caracas
, April 16, 1914) was the wife of Venezuelan president and military leader Joaquín Crespo
.
Her parents were Juan Parejo and María Josefa Perejo. At the age of 16 on August 8, 1861, she married General Saturnino Silva, who was killed in action during the Federal War
. Moving in these military circles, she met General Joaquín Crespo
, a confidant of General Antonio Guzmán Blanco
, then Vice President of Venezuela. On September 18, 1864, she married Crespo.
Jacinta Parejo would be First Lady of Venezuela
twice, from 1884 until 1886, when General Crespo replaced in a constitutional way General Guzmán Blanco, and from 1892 to 1898, when her husband, as head of the Legalist Revolution, overthrew president Raimundo Andueza Palacio. Before Jacinta Perejo, no woman in Venezuela had the opportunity of meddling in public with politics as she did. In that sense, she held meetings, worked on projects of the presidency, and sometimes intervened with her husband over political prisoners.
Following the death of Joaquín Crespo at Mata Carmelera on April 16, 1898, Misia Jacinta took on the defense of the heritage of her husband and children. However, deeply affected by the death of her husband, she was not able to prevent several lawsuits, including some concerning the Miraflores Palace, whose its first boss, at least in theory, was Joaquín Crespo, but he never lived there. Miraflores is also known in popular tradition, as the House of Misia Jacinta.
Parapara
Parapara may refer to:* Parapara, Guárico, a Venezuelan town*Para Para, a Japanese dance*Pisonia brunoniana, the New Zealand Parapara tree...
, Guárico
Guárico
Guárico State is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Juan de Los Morros. Guárico State covers a total surface area of 64 986 km² and, in 2007, had an estimated population of 745,100.-Municipalities and municipal seats:...
, August 16, 1845 - Caracas
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, April 16, 1914) was the wife of Venezuelan president and military leader Joaquín Crespo
Joaquín Crespo
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres was a politician, soldier, a member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela and President of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and again from 1892 to 1898...
.
Her parents were Juan Parejo and María Josefa Perejo. At the age of 16 on August 8, 1861, she married General Saturnino Silva, who was killed in action during the Federal War
Federal War
The Federal War - also known as the Great War or the Five Year War - was a civil war in Venezuela between the conservative party and the liberal party about the monopoly of the conservatives of the land and the government positions, and their reluctance to grant any reforms. This drove the...
. Moving in these military circles, she met General Joaquín Crespo
Joaquín Crespo
Joaquín Sinforiano de Jesús Crespo Torres was a politician, soldier, a member of the Great Liberal Party of Venezuela and President of Venezuela from 1884 to 1886 and again from 1892 to 1898...
, a confidant of General Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Guzmán Blanco
Antonio Leocadio Guzmán Blanco was President of Venezuela for three separate terms, from 1870–1877, from 1879–1884, and from 1886–1887....
, then Vice President of Venezuela. On September 18, 1864, she married Crespo.
Jacinta Parejo would be First Lady of Venezuela
First Lady of Venezuela
First Lady of Venezuela is the unofficial title of the wife of the President of Venezuela.-First Ladies:- Non-spouse "First Lady" :- See also :*First Lady*Venezuela*Presidents of Venezuela-References:...
twice, from 1884 until 1886, when General Crespo replaced in a constitutional way General Guzmán Blanco, and from 1892 to 1898, when her husband, as head of the Legalist Revolution, overthrew president Raimundo Andueza Palacio. Before Jacinta Perejo, no woman in Venezuela had the opportunity of meddling in public with politics as she did. In that sense, she held meetings, worked on projects of the presidency, and sometimes intervened with her husband over political prisoners.
Following the death of Joaquín Crespo at Mata Carmelera on April 16, 1898, Misia Jacinta took on the defense of the heritage of her husband and children. However, deeply affected by the death of her husband, she was not able to prevent several lawsuits, including some concerning the Miraflores Palace, whose its first boss, at least in theory, was Joaquín Crespo, but he never lived there. Miraflores is also known in popular tradition, as the House of Misia Jacinta.