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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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 Lima woman |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1810-1821 | - | Lima | - | Patriot | - | With her aunt, she held meetings with Lima youths to increase support for the Independence movement |
Connections:
Guisla groupBiography:
The niece of María Hermenegilda who helped her aunt. They held secret meetings with Lima youths to increase support for the Independence movement. She later married Pedro Torres, who fought for the Independence cause (Balta, 25).
See also María Guisla, this could be the same person.
References:
Balta Campbell, Aída (1998) Presencia de la mujer en el periodismo escrito peruano (1821-1960)
Davies, Catherine, Brewster, Claire and Owen, Hilary (2006) South American Independence. Gender, Politics, Text