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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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Other names: de la Barrera Valdés
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1815 | - | Mompós | - | Unknown | - | She and her daughter fled Mompós around this time. |
| 1816 | - | Cartagena | - | Unknown | - | She was imprisoned in Cartagena fort. |
Connections:
Mompós refugeesBiography:
She and her daughter, Salomé Barrera, were among a group of women who fled Mompós, Colombia after the battle of Chimá (1815?). They were apprehended in Sinú, taken to Torrecilla and imprisoned in the walls of Ciudad Heroica. (Monsalve, 109)
From Mompós, Colombia, she gave money, food and arms to the independence cause. She and her daughter, Salomé, were among a group of women who were captured in 1816 and imprisoned for a long time in the vaults of Cartagena fort, below sea-level. Several of the women died during their captivity. Her name is given here as Antonia de la Barrera Valdés. (P. Forero, 62)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia