Carmen Quiroga de Urmeneta
Chilean philanthropist
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| Intro | Chilean philanthropist | ||
| Places | Chile | ||
| was | Philanthropist | ||
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| Birth | 12 September 1812 | ||
| Death | 4 December 1897 (aged 85 years) | ||
| Star sign | Virgo | ||
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Carmen Quiroga de Urmeneta (September 12, 1812 – December 4, 1897) was a Chilean philanthropist.
She was born September 18, 1812 in San Juan de la Puntilla, on the banks of the Rio Grande in Ovalle. Her parents were Juan Bautista de Quiroga and Antonia Darrigrand. She married the philanthropist Jose Tomas de Urmeneta and continued his social charities. As president of various religious and aid societies, and she contributed to the founding of churches and homes for the poor. She died on December 4, 1897.