An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Rita Robles de Lecumberry

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

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Biography:
The sister of Francisco Robles (later President of Ecuador) she married mercenary Ignacio Lecumberry in Quito around 1826. (Brown, 180)

References:

Brown, Matthew (2006) Adventuring through Spanish Colonies: Simón Bolívar, Foreign Mercenaries and the Birth of New Nations