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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 | - | Chocontá | - | Patriot | - | She was shot on 21 November 1817 by the royalists. |
Connections:
Almeyda networkBiography:
She was shot in Chocontá in 1817 for delivering the correspondence of the Almeyda brothers. (Hincapie Borda, 155)
She was born in Zipaquirá, and shot on the outskirts of Chocontá on 21 November 1817. (Díaz y Díaz, 294)
References:
Díaz y Díaz, Oswaldo (1962) Los Almeydas: Episodios de la resistencia patriota contra el ejército pacificador de tierra firme
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa