An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Ascencia Flores de Quispe

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Indigenous

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Biography:
She was born in 1756 in Sandia, Carabaya, possibly in or near La Paz, Bolivia. She married Diego Quispe Sr. and worked as a spinner. In 1781 she and her husband were charged with having joined Julián Apasa Túpac Catari in rebellion. She died in prison. (Campbell, 195)

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Campbell, Leon (1985) Women and the Great Rebellion in Peru, 1780-1783