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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:
| 1811 | - | Zitácuaro | - | Patriot | - | She was executed on 7 December 1811 for recruiting insurgents |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Mexico)Biography:
From Mexico, she is said to have befriended soldiers at a pulquería, and persuaded them to desert to the rebel cause in return they would be given land in independent Mexico (Arrom, 32-33).
She persuaded several royalists to transfer to Zitácuaro. She was denounced and convicted of having recruited insurgents. She was sentenced to death and executed on 7 December 1811. (Miquel i Vergés, 109-110)
References:
Arrom, Silvia Marina (1985) The women of Mexico City, 1790-1857
Miquel i Vergés, José María (1969) Diccionario de Insurgentes