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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:
| 1819 | - | Bogotá | - | Unknown | - | She was one of a group of the daughters of martyrs who crowned Bolívar with flowers when he entered Bogotá in triumph after the Battle of Boyaca. |
Connections:
female relatives of executed patriotsBiography:
Born around 1815, the daughter of María Carmen Durán y Polanco and Emigdio Benítez. She was very young when her father was executed by the royalists in July 1816. She was one of the daughters of the martyrs who crowned Bolívar when he entered Bogotá in triumph after the battle of Boyacá in 1819. (Monsalve, 139)
There could be an error here, see Josefa Benítez Plata. Only one is listed.
References:
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia