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Vicenta Juaristi Eguino
Vicenta Juaristi Eguino (1780-1857) was a Bolivian heroine. Together with Úrsula Goyzueta and Simona Manzaneda, she is counted as one of the three heroines of the Bolivian War of Independence. Biography Vincenta's mother died in childbirth, so she was raised by her brother Pedro Eguino, who trained her in the ideals and feelings of freedom. She married RodrÃguez Flores de Picón while she was still very young. After his death from an illness, she married Mariano de Ayoroa. In 1809, Vicenta decided to put her properties and the large fortune to which she was heir to the service of the revolution, and her house was the center of several clandestine meetings of the patriots. In those years, she maintained a relationship with José Calderón y Sanjinés, who had fought alongside Marshal Sucre in Ayacucho and was later part of the signing of the Bolivian Declaration of Independence, Chuquisaca Act that gave independence to Upper Peru. Identified as a rebel, she was sentenced to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Úrsula Goyzueta
Úrsula Goyzueta (1787–1854) was a Bolivian heroine. Together with Vicenta Juaristi Eguino and Simona Manzaneda, she is counted as one of the three heroines of the Bolivian War of Independence. She was the daughter of Juan Bautista Goyzueta and Nicolasa León Caricano. She married the guerrilla Eugenio Choquecallata who was a friend of Vicenta Juaristi Eguino. She was noted for her role in the defense of Santa Barbara when La Paz was conquered on 22 September 1814. She was captured on 21 November 1816 and sentenced by court martial to a fine of four thousand pesos and being obliged to walk naked tied to a donkey. References * Roca, José Luis (2007). Ni con Lima ni con Buenos Aires: la formación de un estado nacional en Charcas. Plural editores. . * Ventura, Bella Clara (2009). Rehén de la memoria. Editorial Oveja Negra. p. 144. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Ursula Goyzueta Bolivian rebels 19th-century Bolivian people People of the Bolivian War of Independence Women in 19th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |