Juliana López

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Gender: F
Ethnic origin: Unknown

Biographical details

She was from Curaçao and owned a posada in Caracas. In January 1835 she was accused of robbery and murdering Miguel Muñoz, one of her guests. Lack of evidence prevented her execution and she was sentenced to ten years in prison. Díaz points out that there was no women's prison in Caracas at the time. (Díaz, 148-149)

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1835

She was accused of murder and sentenced to 10 years in prison.

References

Díaz, Arlene J., (2004), Female Citizens, Patriarchs and the Law in Venezuela, 1796-1904

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