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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:
| 1814 | - | Valencia | - | Unknown | - | She was killed by Boves's troops in July 1814. |
Connections:
Women died at Valencia, 1814Biography:
From Valencia, Venezuela, she and her sister, Balbina, were killed by General Boves in July 1814. Patriots and citizens who had surrendered to the royalists were detained in their house; Boves and his troops arrived and killed all of them with knives. (Monsalve, 63)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia