An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence

Author: Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua

Type of publication: Letter

Title: Chepe mío

Year of publication: 1780

Place created: Tungasuca

Language: Spanish

Location of text: Jorge Cornejo Bournoncle, Sangre Andina, diez mujeres cuzqueñas, H.G. Rozas, Cuzco, 1949, pp.53-54 . in Biblioteca Nacional del Perú

Abstract: Letter said to be from Bastidas, Tungasuca, 6 de dic de 1780, reproduced by Burnoncle. In it she berates Túpac Amaru for dallying in the Yauri villages instead of marching to join with other rebel groups. She voices her fear that their followers will get bored and if they return to their homes, their movement will be jeopardised and leaving their family's lives in danger. The letter revels Bastidas's role in the rebellion; her knowledge of the movements of their allies and those of their enemies.

Texts written by Micaela Bastidas Puyucahua:
1780 - Chepe mío