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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:
| 1695 | - | Peru | - | Not applicable | - | Born |
| 1793 | - | Peru | - | Unknown | - | Died |
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NunsBiography:
Born in Peru in 1695, she became a nun who wrote poems (Correspondencia espiritual y poesías) and her autobiography (Vida, both unpublished). Her work is said to resemble the spiritual eroticism of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. She wrote with regret about the expulsion of the Jesuits. She died in 1793. (Armacanqui-Tipacti, 217, 573)
References:
Smith, Verity (editor). (1997) Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature