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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:
| 1800? | - | Granada | - | Not applicable | - | She was born here. |
| 1815 | - | Cartagena | - | Unknown | - | She was imprisoned here by Morillo. |
| 1815 | - | Mompós | - | Patriot | - | She fled the royalists in Mompós. |
| 1817 | - | Barcelona | - | Unknown | - | She was among a group imprisoned at the San Francisco Convent here. |
| 1817 | - | Barcelona | - | Patriot | - | On 7 April 1817 her mother, grandmother and two sisters were killed by royalists, she survived. |
Connections:
Mompós refugeesBiography:
She was born in Granada, Colombia. In 1815 when Mompós was occupied by royalists, she and her family fled the town. They joined her father, Gutiérrez de Piñeros, who was with his battalion. They were taken prisoner by Morillo in Cartagena, sent to Las Antillas, where they nearly starved to death, and from there to Barcelona. (Monsalve, 107-8)
On 7 April 1817 she was among 14 survivors when royalists killed around 300 patriot prisoners at San Francisco Convent, Barcelona. Her mother, grandmother and two sisters were beheaded, Nicolasa survived a bayonet attack by lying on the floor. (Monsalve, 78)
Forero claims that none of the family survived this attack. (P. Forero, 68-69)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia