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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:
| 1818 | - | Buenos Aires | - | Unknown | - | She petitioned the courts for the release of her husband from military service. |
Connections:
Slave women who used independence to gain freedomBiography:
She was probably a slave and was living in Buenos Aires in 1818. She petitioned the courts for the release of her husband, Silvestre González who had been fighting for the independence troops, but had been arrested. Nuñez asked for his release on the basis that she was an invalid and he was her only means of support. (Blanchard, 10)
References:
Blanchard, Peter (2004) Freedom and Family: Slave Women and the Wars of Independence in South America