Background
She was born in Begíjar in Jaen province in March 1858, the daughter of Diego José de Biedma y Marín Colón and Isabel María de la Moneda y Riofrío. Both her parents were descended from Andalusian nobility.
She was born in Begíjar in Jaen province in March 1858, the daughter of Diego José de Biedma y Marín Colón and Isabel María de la Moneda y Riofrío. Both her parents were descended from Andalusian nobility.
Patrocinio is considered to be the first feminist of Jaen ("la primera feminista jiennense"). She lived for long periods in Baeza, dedicating some of her poems to the city. They had three children, all of whom died at an early age.
Her husband also died.
She founded the journal Cádiz and wrote for numerous publications of the time. He too died early, in June 1914, leaving Patrocinio widowed for a second time.
Alongside her poetic output, Patrocinio also wrote a dozen novels through the latter decades of the 19th century. She died in Cádiz in September 1927.