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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:
| 1812? | - | Ocumare del Tuy | - | Royalist | - | The Republican government fined her 10,000 pesos for rallying support for the royalists here. |
| 1815 | - | Ocumare del Tuy | - | Royalist | - | In December 1815 she and her sister-in-law donated 70 pesos to the royalists. |
| 1816 | - | Ocumare del Tuy | - | Royalist | - | In December 1816 she donated 18 pesos to the royalists. |
Connections:
Royalists (women)Biography:
She was fined 10,000 pesos for rallying support for the royalists in the Valley of Tuy, Venezuela. (Cherpak, 227)
In December 1815 she and her sister-in-law gave a forced donation of 70 pesos to the royalist treasury. (Gaceta de Caracas, 3/1/1816, p.8)
In December 1816 she donated 18 pesos to the royalists. She is described as a hacendada. (Gaceta de Caracas, 4/12/1816, p.829)
References:
Lavrin, Asunción (editor). (1978) Latin American Women: Historical Perspectives; Contributions in Women's Studies, No.3.
Pérez Vila, Manuel (editor). (1983) Gaceta de Caracas