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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:
| 1790? | - | Sucre | - | Patriot | - | She was born here. |
| 1812 | - | Potosí | - | Patriot | - | She was tortured and executed in the Potosí plaza here in 1812. |
Connections:
Cuiza familyBiography:
She was born in Chuquisaca. In 1812 she and her sister Mercedes were given 200 lashes, their tongues and hands were cut off and they were hung in Potosí. Urquidi refers to a folleto dated 1871, but points out that there could be an error as Andrea Arias y Cuiza and Lucía Ramírez suffered this fate at around that time. (Urquidi, 221)
She and her sister Mercedes had their tongues cut out and their hands cut off because they were sisters of a guerrilla. (Knaster, 501.)
References:
Knaster, Meri (1977) Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times
Urquidi, José Macedonio (1918) Bolivianas ilustres, heroinas, escritoras, artistas, Tomo I