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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 | - | Zapatoca | - | Patriot | - | She was sentenced to death on 19 August 1819. |
| 1819 | - | Zapatoca | - | Patriot | - | She was shot here by the royalists. |
Connections:
Women executed independence cause (Colombia)Biography:
She was shot in Zapoteca, Colombia, in 1819 for her part in the independence struggles. (Hincapie Borda, 155)
On 19 August 1818, Governor Forminaya sentenced her to death. She was a veteran of several combats who fell in Zapatoca. (P. Forero, 45)
References:
Forero, Paulo E. (1972) Las heroinas olvidadas de la independencia
Hincapie Borda, Alicia (2000) Tras la imagen y la presencia de Policarpa