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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 | - | Popayán | - | Patriot | - | She was executed by the royalists in Popayán in 1817. |
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Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
From Neiva, Colombia, in 1817 she and Tomasa Rodríguez were captured and taken to Popayán in chains and where they were condemned to death by a Consejo de Guerra and executed for their part in an attempt to help some soldiers desert. (Monsalve, 184)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia