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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:
| 1818 | - | Sogamoso | - | Patriot | - | She was shot by the royalists in 1818 or on 18 January 1820. |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
She was shot in Sogamoso, Colombia, in 1818 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 155)
She worked as a seamstress in Sogomoso making women's clothes, but she and a group of women used this as a cover to make uniforms for the patriots. Teresa Izquierda was among this group. They were discovered and the two were imprisoned in July 1819. Neira was executed on 18 January 1820. (P. Forero, 160)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa