Concepción Bona

Maria de la Concepción Bona Hernández
Portrait of Concepción Bona, possibly in her later years.
Born
María de la Concepción Bona y Hernández

(1824-12-06)December 6, 1824
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Died(1901-07-02)July 2, 1901 (aged 76)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Resting placeNational Pantheon of the Dominican Republic
MonumentsConcepción Bona metro station
OccupationProfessor
SpouseMarcos Gómez Carvajal
ChildrenEloísa, Marcos Antonio, José María, Manuel and Rafael María
Parents
  • Ignacio Bona Pérez (father)
  • Juana de Dios Hernández (mother)

Maria de la Concepción Bona Hernández, Mother Founder (December 6, 1824 – July 2, 1901) was a nursery school teacher and a campaigner for the independence of the Dominican Republic. Together with María Trinidad Sánchez, Isabel Sosa and María de Jesús Pina, she took part in designing the Dominican flag.