Clara del Rey Calvo

Clara del Rey Calvo
Monument bust located in Plaza de las Comendadoras
Born1765 (1765)
Villalón de Campos, Spain
DiedMay 2, 1808(1808-05-02) (aged 42–43)
Madrid, Spain
MovementDos de Mayo Uprising

Clara del Rey Calvo (1765 - 1808) was a Spanish war heroine. She was married to a soldier, Manuel González Blanco, and participated with her husband in the street fight battle of the Dos de Mayo Uprising in Madrid, where she was killed. Her two children was awarded a medal for her act. A street in Madrid is also named for her.

References

  • Correal y Freyre de Andrade, Narciso: La Coruña benéfica del siglo XVIII. Teresa Herrera. La Coruña: Ferrer, 1909.89
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