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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:
| 1814 | - | Valencia | - | Unknown | - | She was killed by Boves's troops in July 1814. |
Connections:
Women died at Valencia, 1814Biography:
From Valencia, Venezuela, she and her sister, María del Carmen, were killed by General Boves in July 1814. Patriots and citizens who had surrendered to the royalists were detained in their house; Boves and his troops arrived and killed all of them with knives. (Monsalve, 63)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia