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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:
| 1817 | - | Casanare | - | Patriot | - | She was shot on 3 December 1817. |
| 1817 | - | Tenza | - | Patriot | - | She was one of the heroines of Tenza, supporting the patriots marching against Casanare. |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
She was one of the heroines of Tenza, who was shot in 1817, for defending the Independence cause. (Knaster, 486.)
On 3 December 1817 she was María de los Angeles Avila were shot in Casanare by the Spaniards. They were not tried before a court. (P. Forero, 158)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa
Knaster, Meri (1977) Women in Spanish America: An Annotated Bibliography from Pre-Conquest to Contemporary Times