Mercedes Loayza

Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1817  -  Villavieja  -  Patriot  -  She was shot in Villavieja, Huila by the royalists on 16th September

Connections:

Women executed independence cause (Colombia)

Biography:
She was shot in Villavieja, Colombia, in 1817 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 155)

References:

Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa