Josefa Rufina Acosta

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

From La Guaira, Venezuela, the servant of José María España and Joaquina Sánchez, she delivered messages about the Gual-España conspiracy (1797). She was sentenced to a week of public humiliation and six months in prison in 1799. On her release she was forced to serve in the house in which she was placed. (Monsalve, 18-20)

Life Events

Other	1797	She delivered messages in the Gual-España revolt.
Other	1799	She was sentenced to one week of public humiliation and six months in prison.

References

Monsalve, José D, (1926), Mujeres de la independencia

Davies, Catherine, Brewster, Claire and Owen, Hilary, (2006), South American Independence. Gender, Politics, Text

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Gendering Latin American Independence

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