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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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 Gazeta de Caracas, 5 Nov 1811, p.3. |
 Gazeta de Caracas, 5 Nov 1811, p.4 |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1811 | - | Barinas | - | Patriot | - | She offered to enlist in the republican army. |
Connections:
Coeto familyBiography:
The wife of Francisco Olmedilla, who was a member of the Junta del Gobierno and later chief of the caballerías patriotas of Barinas. 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.)
References:
Pérez Vila, Manuel (editor). (1983) Gaceta de Caracas
Tosta, Virgilio (1987) Historia de Barinas