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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:
| 1819 | - | Gameza | - | Patriot | - | She was executed (shot) by the royalists on 11 October 1819. |
Connections:
Escobar groupBiography:
She and her sister(?) Manuela, campesinas from Boyacá, worked as spies for the patriots. They watched the movements of the Spanish General Barreiro before the battle of Pantano de Vargas. They memorised messages and gave them to the División de Retaguardia. The two were captured and sent before General Barreiro; he offered to spare them if they revealed the numbers and names of those in the patriot army. They refused to betray their comrades and were shot in the back on 11 October 1819. (P Forero, 13-15)
She was shot in Gameza, Colombia, in 1819 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 155)
She worked as a messenger for the independence cause. (P. Forero, 160)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa