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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:
| 1817 | - | Tenza | - | Patriot | - | She was shot here on 3 December 1817 by the royalists. |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
Born in Santafé de Bogotá, she was shot in Guateque on 6 December 1817 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 155)
On 4 December 1817 she was shot in Casanare by the Spaniards. She was not tried before a court, (P. Forero, 158)
References:
Díaz y Díaz, Oswaldo (1962) Los Almeydas: Episodios de la resistencia patriota contra el ejército pacificador de tierra firme
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa