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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: Mestiza
Events:
| 1777 | - | Huánuco | - | Unknown | - | She took part in a rebellion against the corregidor. |
| 1778 | - | Callao | - | Unknown | - | She was imprisoned in Callao for her part in the Huamalíes revolt. |
Connections:
Pre-independence rebellions (not Comuneros or Túpac Amaru)Biography:
In 1777 she took up arms against the Spanish in Huánuco, killing the Teniente Corregidor. (Guardia, 41)
She went to the house of a priest, Joseph Parrilla, armed with a knife and told him that she had murdered the corregidor, Domingo de la Cajida. A mob had gone to the corregidor's house, Moreno had cut his saddle to prevent him escaping. The mob then killed the corregidor and his cousin, José de la Cajida. She was imprisoned in Callao in 1778 for her part in the Huamilíes revolt. (O'Phelan, 157-159)
References:
Guardia, Sara Beatriz (1985) Mujeres peruanas: El otro lado de la historia
O'Phelan Godoy, Scarlett (1985) Rebellions and Revolts in Eighteenth Century Peru and Upper Peru