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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:
| 1815 | - | Salta | - | Unknown | - | Carranza claims the sisters were from Salta. |
| 1815 | - | Junín | - | Unknown | - | She helped to defend Concepción from Spanish forces. |
| 1815 | - | Junín | - | Unknown | - | She armed the indigenous against General Valdés. |
Connections:
Women confronted/ defied individual royalistsBiography:
Together with her mother and sister, she stopped the advance of the Spanish General Valdés close to a bridge on the Río Mantaro, close to Concepción, Junín. (Neuhaus Rizo, 119)
The three women lived in Concepción, Junín. Rocafort, leader of the royalist forces had to cross the Mantaro river in his move towards Lima to reinforce the Viceroy. They took Aldao, on one side of the river, and moved towards Concepción. All the people of Concepción, including the elderly and women, took up arms against Rocafort. The Spaniards nonetheless took the (rope) bridge and started to cross the river. These three women then cut the ropes sending the royalist troops down into the river, Concepción was saved; Rocafort was defeated and forced to retreat to Izcuchaca. (García y García, 229-230)
Carranza mentions these sisters, claiming that they were from Salta and that they armed indigenous against Valdés´ troops in 1815. (Carranza, 156)
References:
Carranza, Adolfo P. (1910) Patricias argentinas
García y García, Elvira (1924) La mujer peruana a través de los siglos
Neuhaus Rizo Patrón, Carlos (1997) Las Mariscalas