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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: Indigenous
Events:
| 1699 | - | Yucatán | - | Not applicable | - | She was born in Cancuc, Yucatán around this time. |
| 1712 | - | Yucatán | - | Unknown | - | She had a vision in which the Virgin appeared to her. |
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Indigenous rightsBiography:
She was born around 1699, in Cancuc, Yucatán, Mexico. In 1712 she is said to have been visited by the Virgin who told her that the Spanish God was dead and had been replaced by an Indian redeemer. She took an active part in the Tzeltal rebellion that followed, ordaining Indian priests and ordered the execution of a friar. (Socolow, 160)
References:
Socolow, Susan Migden (1999) The Women of Colonial Latin America