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Teresa Cornejo (Corneja)
Other names/titles: Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown
Biographical details
Born in San Carlos, Venezuela, she dressed as a man and took part in the battles of Gameza, Pantano de Vargas and Boyacá. (Cherpak, 222) (Cherpak gives her name as Corneja, Monsalve claims this was Josefa Cornejo.)
Monsalve claims that she died in March 1814, in San Carlos Valencia. There was a lack of water and the river was the only source. The royalist soldiers shot those who went for water; Cornejo was among them. Monsalve, 60) If this is correct, she could not have taken part in the battle of Boyacá (1819)
Life Events
Died |
1814 | She was killed while trying to get water from the river at San Carlos? |
Other |
1819 | She dressed a up as a man and took part in the battle of Boyacá? |
References
Lavrin, Asunción, (1978), Latin American Women: Historical Perspectives; Contributions in Women's Studies, No.3.
Monsalve, José D, (1926), Mujeres de la independencia
Publications
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Links
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Resource id #29 (4)
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