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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:
| 1816 | - | Caracas | - | Unknown | - | She was sentenced to be whipped in the streets and plazas of Caracas. |
Connections:
Women punished by Morillo (not exiled)Biography:
She was condemned by Morillo to be whipped in the streets and plazas of Caracas for having rejoiced in the triumphs of General MacGregor in 1816. The royalist Feliciano Montenegro Colón intervened and prevented the sentence (he later became a patriot). (Monsalve, 72)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia