Josefe Tenorio

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Black

Biographical details

A Peruvian slave woman who wrote to San Martín in 1820 stating "the only thing I crave is freedom". She disguised herself as a man and went to enlist in the ranks of General Juan Gregorio de Las Heras. She was not allowed to fight but given a flag to carry and "to defend with honour". She later had a fighting role under general Toribio Dávalos. (Blanchard, 2, 3)

Life Events

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1820

She wrote to San Martín stating that she craved her freedom from slavery.

References

Blanchard, Peter, (2004), Freedom and Family: Slave Women and the Wars of Independence in South America

Publications

Letter: Carta

Links

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Gendering Latin American Independence

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