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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 | - | Valencia | - | Unknown | - | Her son, Lorenzo, was killed in battle at Valencia, Venezuela, in 12 August 1811. |
| 1813 | - | Araure | - | Unknown | - | Her son, Venancio, was killed in battle at Araure, Venezuela, in 5 December 1813. |
| 1814 | - | San Mateo | - | Unknown | - | Her son, Pedro, was killed at the battle of San Mateo on 28 February 1814. |
| 1816 | - | La Guaira | - | Unknown | - | She was imprisoned here in 1816. |
| 1816 | - | Caracas | - | Patriot | - | She was sentenced to be whipped but was reprieved after an intervention by the Oidor Francisco Heredia and imprisoned in La Guaira. |
Connections:
Women imprisoned, independence causeBiography:
From Caracas, one of her sons, Lorenzo, died fighting against the Spaniards in Venezuela on 12 August 1811; another, Venancio, died in battle at Araure; a third, Pedro joined the patriots at the age of 15 to avenge his brothers, was killed at San Mateo on 28 February 1814. In 1816 she and Manuela Aresteiguieta de Zárraga, were on the point of being whipped by Salvador Moxó, they were reprieved after an intervention by the Oidor Francisco Heredia, but were imprisoned in La Guaira for being patriots. (Monsalve, 72)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia