María Acuña de Santander

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1810  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  She marched against the Spanish government on 20 July 1810.
1816  -  Bogotá  -  Unknown  -  She was held by Morillo in a cell adjoining the Casa Consistorial.

Connections:

Women held in la Casa Consistorial by Morillo
Women marched against Viceroy, Bogotá

Biography:
From Bogotá, she married Narcisco Santander, who died during the Pasto campaign. She was among a group of women who marched through the streets of Bogotá against the Spanish government on 20 July 1810. (Monsalve, 85)

She was held by Morillo in a cell adjoining the Casa Consistorial in 1816 when a widow. (Monsalve, 159)

References:

Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia