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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1825 | - | Cajamarca | - | Patriot | - | She was awarded a medal by Bolívar for her services to the independence cause in Cajamarca. |
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Musicians (women)Biography:
From Cajamarca, she married patriot General Egúsquiza y Gálvez. Sister of María Manuela Egusquiza de Gálvez. She was highly cultured, writing prose and poems, and gifted in music, singing and playing the harp. She accompanied her husband on his campaigns saying "la mujer debe seguir a su marido a todas partes, y la esposa de un patriota, no tiene otro hogar que el campo de batalla". Bolívar awarded her a medal for her services to the independence cause (in 1825?). (García y García, 267, 270)
References:
García y García, Elvira (1924) La mujer peruana a través de los siglos