María del Rosario Ossa de Gómez

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Biographical details

From Marinilla, (Colombia?) she was the daughter of Captain Domingo de la Ossa and married Fermin Gómez. A royalist sub-official lodged in their home around 1818. He was rude and uncouth and so offended María del Rosario that she slapped his face. This incident inspired the inhabitants of Marinilla and the surrounding pueblos so that when Bolívar's victory at Boyacá was pronounced, they rallied to his cause. Years later, when Salgar died in Ríonegro, the priest wrote on his death certificate: "this was the man who was slapped in the face by the wife of Fermin Gómez". (Monsalve, 196-197)

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1818

She slapped the face of a royalist sub-officer around 1818.

References

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

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Gendering Latin American Independence

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