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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: Black
Events:
| 1819 | - | Argentina | - | Unknown | - | She asked for money due to her to buy her freedom. |
Connections:
Slave women who used independence to gain freedomBiography:
A slave woman who was married to Joaquín Duval. In 1819 she petitioned for 80 pesos to pay for her freedom. She said that the money was due from the 7th regiment (Argentina?). She was refused on the basis that the regiment had dissolved and there was no record of a soldier of that name. (Blanchard, 9)
References:
Blanchard, Peter (2004) Freedom and Family: Slave Women and the Wars of Independence in South America