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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: White
Events:
| 1761 | - | Salvador | - | Patriot | - | Born |
| 1822 | - | Bahia | - | Unknown | - | Died |
| 1822 | - | Bahia | - | Patriot | - | She was killed while trying to prevent the entry of Portuguese soldiers to the convent. |
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NunsBiography:
Sister Joana Angélica was the cloistered abbess of the Convento da Lapa, in Salvador, Bahia and fought for Brazilian independence against Portuguese rule. At the age of sixty one, she is believed to have held out in her convent, unarmed and alone, amidst battles between patriots and colonialists until a group of Portuguese loyalists invaded her convent in February 1822. Attempting to refuse them entry, she was stabbed to death.
References:
Vassoler, Ivani (2005) A Woman on the Front-Lines Against the Last Bastion of Colonialism in Brazil