Dominga Burbano

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1812  -  Popayán  -  Unknown  -  She was executed in 1812 for attempting to free the President.
1812  -  Popayán  -  Unknown  -  She dressed as a soldier in an attempt to free the President of Popayán, Joaquín Caicedo y Cuero, from prison in 1812.

Connections:

Women disguised as men
Women executed for trying to free the President of Popayán

Biography:
She dressed as a soldier in an attempt to free the President of Popayán, Joaquín Caicedo y Cuero, from prison in 1812. The plan was discovered and those involved were executed in 1812. (Knaster, 481)

References:

Knaster, Meri (1977) Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times