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 | - | Guachetá | - | Unknown | - | She and her husband were exiled to Guachetá in August 1816. |
Connections:
Women exiled from Bogotá by MorilloBiography:
The wife of Pedro Monje, 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 and Pedro Monje were exiled to Guachetá by Morillo in August 1816. (Monsalve, 247)
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia