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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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 Exile 1814 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1810 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She heckled the Viceroy's wife on 13 August 1810. |
| 1816 | - | Fosca | - | Unknown | - | She was exiled to Fosca in August 1816. |
Connections:
Women exiled from Bogotá by MorilloBiography:
She was among a group of up to 600 women who lined the streets of Bogotá as the Viceroy's wife, Francisca Villanova, was transferred from a convent to the Cárcel del Divorcio on 13 August 1810. It was said to be a miracle that Villanova arrived alive. (Monsalve, 93)
She was exiled to Fosca by Morillo in August 1816. (Monsalve, 246)
Same woman? From Socorro or Pamploma province, Colombia, she was killed by the royalists in 1819. (P. Forero, 47)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia