Rosa Rodríguez y Riquelme

Early life Rodríguez was born on 30 August 1781 in Chillán Viejo, Captaincy General of Chile (present-day Chile) to Félix Rodríguez Rojas (died 1782) and Isabel Riquelme. Rodríguez was the younger maternal half-sister of Bernardo O'Higgins, and the older maternal half-sister of Maria de las Nieves Puga y Riquelme (1790-1868). Rodríguez and her family were released two months later during a prisoner exchange between Royalist and Patriot forces. In Buenos Aires Rodríguez and her mother sold and made cigars. Following her mother's death in 1839, Rodríguez took over the control of the running of O'Higgins' estate.

After her brothers death on 24 October 1842, Rodríguez became the executor and administrator of O'Higgins' estate.

Personal life On 17 December 1850 Rodríguez died in Lima, aged 69.

In 1947, Rodríguez's remains were repatriated in Santiago. In 1993, Rodríguez was buried at the in Chillán conurbation.