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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:
| 1823 | - | Peru | - | Unknown | - | She used the legal system to claim her freedom from slavery around this time. |
Connections:
Women, used legal systemBiography:
A Peruvian slave woman who petitioned the Peruvian courts for her freedom and that of her two children. She cited a vague decree to prove her case. (Blanchard, 11)
References:
Blanchard, Peter (2004) Freedom and Family: Slave Women and the Wars of Independence in South America