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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 | - | Mexico | - | Patriot | - | She supplied water to the insurgent army at Mina. |
Connections:
NursesBiography:
A Mexican woman who supplied water to the insurgent army at Mina as the soldiers were dying of thirst after a battle against the royalists. (Domenella, 368.)
She ran through a rain of enemy bullets to give water to the injured patriots. (González Obregón, 162-163)
References:
Domenella, Ana Rosa, and Pasternac, Nora (editor). (1997) Las voces olvidadas: Antologia critica de narradoras mexicanas en el siglo XIX
González Obregón, Luis (c1952) Los procesos militar e inquisitorial del Padre Hidalgo y de otros caudillos insurgentes