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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: White
Events:
| 1835 | - | Rio Grande do Sul | - | Patriot | - | She supported the Republican cause in the Farroupilha War (1835-45). |
Connections:
Farroupilha WarBiography:
Wife of José Gomes de Vasconcelos Jardim, leader and one time president of the Farroupilha Republic, José Gomes de Vasconcelos Jardim (b. 1784. d. 1854). The mother of seven children, she shared her husband’s active commitment to the Republican cause during the Farroupilha War of Rio Grande do Sul (1835-45).
References:
Ribeiro, Niamara Pessoa Silveira, Diva Ione (editor). (1985) Heroínas da Resistência Gaúcha