Juliana Larena y Fenollé

Juliana Larena y Fenollé
Born	Juliana Josefa Benita Larena Fenollé (1790-02-16)16 February 1790 Ejea de los Caballeros, Spain
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]

References

1. "Larena y Fenollé, Juliana". Gran Enciclopedia Aragonesa (in Spanish). 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-10-18. Retrieved 2018-10-18.
2. Gaspar, José Ramón (28 July 2008). "Personajes históricos de Cinco Villas: Juliana Larena Fenollé una heroína de Los Sitios en 1808" (in Spanish).