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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:
| 1817 | - | Machetá | - | Unknown | - | On 28 September 1817 she hid patriot fugitives. |
Connections:
Almeyda networkBiography:
From Machetá, Colombia, on 28 September 1817 she and her daughter, Gertrudis Vanegas, hid Vicente and Ambrosio Almeyda and others who had escaped from their royalist captors. There seem to be strong connections to Salavarrieta's spy network. (Díaz y Díaz, 74-75).