María Josefa Martínez de Montiel

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1816  -  Veracruz (State)  -  Patriot  -  She was detained in a casa de reclusión.
1816  -  Orizaba  -  Patriot  -  She was arrested in November 1816, near to Orizaba
1816  -  Veracruz (State)  -  Unknown  -  She was from Veracruz state

Connections:

Women imprisoned, independence cause
Women supported independence (unspecified contribution)

Biography:
From Veracruz state, Mexico, she was married to Manuel Montiel. Montiel was killed in the independence cause and she was arrested in November 1816, near to Orizaba, and was detained in a casa de reclusión de Santa María Chalchicomula for the rest of her life. (Miquel i Vergés, 365)

References:

Miquel i Vergés, José María (1969) Diccionario de Insurgentes