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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: White
Events:
| 1811 | - | Barinas | - | Patriot | - | She offered to enlist in the republican army. |
| 1811 | - | Barinas | - | Unknown | - | She was living here in 1811. |
Connections:
Briceño familyBiography:
She was the sister of Presberíto Dr Ramón Ignacio Méndez, prócer of Independence and later Archbishop of Caracas, wife of Colonel Pedro Briceño Pumar, and mother of the Briceño Méndez family.
She was among a group of women from Barinas province who in 1811 wrote to the governor offering to enlist in the republican army. Their offer was rejected, but their letter was printed in the Gaceta de Caracas on 5 November 1811. (Tosta, 72-73.)
References:
Pérez Vila, Manuel (editor). (1983) Gaceta de Caracas
Tosta, Virgilio (1987) Historia de Barinas