Petronila Alvarez

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: White

Connections:

Women imprisoned in hospitals
Women smuggled correspondence for the patriots
Women spies for independence cause

Biography:
From Peru, she worked as a spy for the independence cause, passing on letters to the patriots. She was arrested and sent to work in a hospital de Caridad; she was not allowed visitors. She bore her punishment serenely. (García y García, 254)

References:

García y García, Elvira (1924) La mujer peruana a través de los siglos