Her diary was preserved when her husbands papers were donated to the Argentine National Archive. Biography
Sáez was born in Montevideo, which at the time was part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. She was the daughter of Francisco Sáez, a wealthy businessman, and Josefa Pérez. On 17 August 1819, she married Luis Vernet, whom she had met when he set up a commercial enterprise with Conrado Rücker. They had seven children. While living in Port Louis on the Falkland Islands Sáez kept a personal diary, which was preserved amongst the archive of her husband's papers donated to the Argentine National Archive. She was accomplished at playing the piano; travelers and personalities who passed through the colony, referred to the "refinement" and cultural level of the Vernets. On several evenings she played the piano and sang. Robert Greenhow wrote that Sáez "played Rossini's music with great gusto." Sáez died in Buenos Aires in 1858.
Their diary was preserved when their husbands papers were donated to the Argentine National Archive. Biography
Sáez was born in Montevideo, which at the time was part of the Spanish Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata. They were the child of Francisco Sáez, a wealthy businessman, and Josefa Pérez. On 17 August 1819, they married Luis Vernet, whom they had met when he set up a commercial enterprise with Conrado Rücker. They had seven children. While living in Port Louis on the Falkland Islands Sáez kept a personal diary, which was preserved amongst the archive of their husband's papers donated to the Argentine National Archive. They were accomplished at playing the piano; travelers and personalities who passed through the colony, referred to the "refinement" and cultural level of the Vernets. On several evenings they played the piano and sang. Robert Greenhow wrote that Sáez "played Rossini's music with great gusto ." Sáez died in Buenos Aires in 1858.