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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:
| 1812 | - | Margarita | - | Patriot | - | She intervened to prevent the execution of 30 patriot prisoners from Margarita. This was possibly in 1812. |
Connections:
Women aided patriot prisonersBiography:
From Cumaná, Venezuela, the niece of royalist solider Manuel Cerveris. In 1812 she intervened to prevent the executions of 30 people from Isla de Margarita, among them Luisa Cáceres de Arismendi. (Monsalve, 69)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia