Micaela Antonia Rivera de Soto

Micaela Antonia Rivera de Soto (July 5, 1785 – December 12, 1854) was the first lady of the Dominican Republic during the presidencies of her husband, Pedro Santana. She made cartridges for Dominican soldiers in the Dominican War of Independence. She collaborated financially with the purchase of ships that defended the Dominican coast and assisted the wounded in the war accompanied by her daughter.

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