Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
1817 | - | Santa Cruz | - | Unknown | - | She was captured and imprisoned in Santa Cruz. |
Connections:
Women exiled independence causeBiography:
The daughter of General Warnes, an Argentine who fought for the independence cause in La Paz, Montevideo and Buenos Aires. In 1817 she, Rosa and Micaela Montero were captured and taken to Santa Cruz, Bolivia. (Urquidi, 233)
References:
Urquidi, José Macedonio (1918) Bolivianas ilustres, heroinas, escritoras, artistas, Tomo I