Juliana Larena y Fenollé | |
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Born | Juliana Josefa Benita Larena Fenollé 16 February 1790 |
Died | 1835 (aged 44–45) Zaragoza, Spain |
Known for | Heroism in the Sieges of Zaragoza |
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]
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]
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