An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Antonia España de Curtis

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

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Biography:
She was the widow of Francisco Antonio de Orellano and later married Maltese volunteer Javier Francis Curtis in Angostura in 1821. (Brown, 179)

References:

Brown, Matthew (2006) Adventuring through Spanish Colonies: Simón Bolívar, Foreign Mercenaries and the Birth of New Nations