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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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 San Martín's flag |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Black
Events:
| 1820 | - | Peru | - | Unknown | - | She wrote to San Martín stating that she craved her freedom from slavery. |
Connections:
Slave women who used independence to gain freedomTexts:
1820 - Letter written to San Martín
Biography:
A Peruvian slave woman who wrote to San Martín in 1820 stating "the only thing I crave is freedom". She disguised herself as a man and went to enlist in the ranks of General Juan Gregorio de Las Heras. She was not allowed to fight but given a flag to carry and "to defend with honour". She later had a fighting role under general Toribio Dávalos. (Blanchard, 2, 3)
References:
Blanchard, Peter (2004) Freedom and Family: Slave Women and the Wars of Independence in South America