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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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Other names: Justina
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Mestiza
Events:
| 1817 | - | Tenza | - | Patriot | - | She smuggled letters from the patriots here. |
| 1817 | - | Garagoa | - | Patriot | - | She was executed (shot ) here on 16 January 1817. |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
She was shot in Moreno, Colombia, in 1817 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 154)
A campesina who smuggled letters from the patriots of Valle de Tenza and Casanare. She captured by the royalists and the letters confiscated. She was then shot in Garagoa plaza. (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