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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:
| 1803 | - | United States of America | - | Not applicable | - | She was born around 1803. |
| 1817 | - | Pasto | - | Unknown | - | She was exiled here by the royalists before 1817. |
| 1817 | - | Popayán | - | Unknown | - | She was terrorised here for her part in the republican cause. |
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Women exiled independence causeBiography:
She was born around 1803, the daughter of Captain Camilo Guevara. When she was aged 13, she was accused by the royalists of "infidencia" (patriotism) when she reprimanded the royalists for mistreating her father. She hair was cut off and she was made to walk around Popayán plaza to the beat of a drum; she was then taken to Pasto with her father and other patriots. (Monsalve, 226)
Arciniegas describes her as having been terrorised (in Popayán) for the republican cause. (Arciniegas, 86)
References:
Arciniegas, Germán (1961) América mágica: II Las mujeres y las horas
Monsalve, José D (1926) Mujeres de la independencia