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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:
| 1816 | - | Cartagena | - | Unknown | - | She was imprisoned in Cartagena fort. |
Connections:
Mompós refugeesBiography:
From Mompós, Colombia, she and her sister, María de Jesús Revelo, were imprisoned for their involvement in a republican conspiracy around September 1819 (after the battle of Boyacá, but before the liberation of Mompós). (Monsalve, 110)
From Mompós, Colombia, she gave money, food and arms to the independence cause. She and her sister, María de Jesús Revelo, 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. (P. Forero, 62)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia