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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: Unknown
Events:
| 1818 | - | Socorro | - | Unknown | - | She is said to have been executed at La Niebla, close to Socorro. |
| 1818 | - | Zapatoca | - | Unknown | - | She is said to have been executed here. |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
She was shot in Zapoteca, Colombia, in 1819 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 155)
She and Leonarda Carreno were shot at La Niebla, Socorro. (Monsalve, 196)
She was executed on 11 December 1818 in Zapatoca. (P. Forero, 45)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia