cords of Eva's birth or baptism can be located. It is believed they were destroyed prior to her marriage to Juan Perón to cover up the fact that Eva was illegitimate.
             When Eva was less than a year old, her father left her mother to return to his legal family in Chivilcoy. His departure left his 'other' family impoverished. In order to feed her children, Juana began sewing clothes for people in the village. Rumors and innuendo about Eva's mother and her 'kept' status were a continuing shadow to Juana.
             When Eva was six years old her father Juan Duarte was killed in an automobile accident. Packing up all of the children, Doña Juana headed off to Chivilcoy to attend the funeral. After arriving at the door of the 'legal' widow of Duarte, she was summarily dismissed and sent on her way. Doña Juana went to the wife's brother and pleaded with him to let her children view their father. In the end the children were allowed
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