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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:
| 1810 | - | Cochabamba | - | Patriot | - | She was imprisoned after warning a group of patriots that they were about to be captured. |
Connections:
Women imprisoned, independence causeBiography:
From Cochabamba, Bolivia, she worked as a spy. In 1810, she thwarted the royalist plans against Rivero, Arze and Guzmán Quintón, warning them that they had been discovered. She was imprisoned by Governor José González Prado, but released when he fell from power. (Urquidi, 201-202)
References:
Urquidi, José Macedonio (1918) Bolivianas ilustres, heroinas, escritoras, artistas, Tomo I