Antonina Roxa was one of the first Falkland Islanders whose residence in the islands predated the British return in 1833.
12 Facts About Antonina Roxa
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The exact circumstances of Antonina Roxa's birth are not known for certain and it is uncertain whether she was born in what is Argentina or Uruguay.
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Antonina Roxa arrived in the Falkland Islands in 1830, during the period in which Luis Vernet was establishing a settlement at Port Louis in the ruins of the former Spanish penal colony of Puerto Soledad.
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Antonina Roxa again chose to remain in the settlement and is listed by Thomas Helsby as one of the residents in the islands.
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Antonina Roxa, who was a skilled Gaucho in her own right, made a deal with Lt.
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Antonina Roxa was considered a key member of a small community, in 1839 Lt.
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Antonina Roxa was of a humane Disposition, and herself very useful on the Island when any of the Settlers were sick, and particularly in Midwifery cases, and that she had some Time back saved the Life of a young Gentleman of the Cleopatra when the Ship was at the Islands.
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On 1 January 1841, along with one other native of South America and a native of Hamburg, Antonina Roxa swore allegiance to The Crown becoming a British citizen and was later mentioned by Governor Rennie as a foreigner who wished to be naturalised.
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The 1842 Statistical Table records Antonina Roxa as owning 6 dogs, 17 cows, 6 calves, 7 oxen, 6 fowls and a well built two-room stone cottage.
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Antonina Roxa died of cancer in 1869 and was buried in the cemetery in Stanley.
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At some point in the 1830s Antonina Roxa married an American sailor named Kenney but they were divorced by Lt.
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Antonina Roxa is believed to be romantically involved with one of the soldiers involved in the mutiny against Mestivier.