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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:
| 1811 | - | Montevideo | - | Royalist | - | Her husband, José Francisco Texeira, fought in the royalist army in Montevideo and died at the battle of Las Piedras in May 1811. |
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Women, used legal systemBiography:
A black woman from Montevideo whose husband, José Francisco Texeira fought in the royalist army in Montevideo "in defense of the sacred rights of our monarch". He "died gloriously at the hands of the insurgents" at the battle of Las Piedras in May 1811. She asked the royalist authorities for a pension. (Blanchard, 10)
References:
Blanchard, Peter (2004) Freedom and Family: Slave Women and the Wars of Independence in South America