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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:
| 1783 | - | Ica | - | Unknown | - | She founded three women's charitable institutions shortly after 1783. |
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NursesBiography:
Born in Ica, Peru, she founded the Casa de Ejercios Espirituales, a women's hospital and a Casa de Espósitos, sometime after 1783 (when the Viceroy offered a grant for them). She herself did much of the nursing, "un ángel salvador". She was regarded as a saint in Ica. (García y García, 147)
References:
García y García, Elvira (1924) La mujer peruana a través de los siglos