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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:
| 1817 | - | Barcelona | - | Unknown | - | She was living in Barcelona. |
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Women supported independence (unspecified contribution)Biography:
Several of her sons were killed in the independence cause. She renamed the Casa Fuerte de Barcelona at the convent of San Francisco, the Casa Débil when all but 14 of the 300+ prisoners there died on 7 April 1817. (Monsalve, 77)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia