Macacha Güemes (1787-1866) was an Argentine heroine. A sister of

Martín Miguel de Güemes Martín Miguel de Güemes (8 February 1785 – 17 June 1821) was a military leader and popular caudillo who defended northwestern Argentina from the Spanish royalist army during the Argentine War of Independence. Biography Güemes was born in Sa ...

, she, alongside her sister Francisca Güemes, is considered as a heroine of the

Argentine War of Independence The Argentine War of Independence ( es, Guerra de Independencia de Argentina, links=no) was a secessionist civil war fought from 1810 to 1818 by Argentine patriotic forces under Manuel Belgrano, Juan José Castelli and José de San Martín a ...

for her participation in the Gaucho War, during the war of independence.

References

* Sosa de Newton, Lily (1980). Diccionario Biografico de Mujeres Argentinas. Buenos Aires: Plus Ultra. . {{DEFAULTSORT:Guemes, Macacha 1787 births 1866 deaths Argentine rebels 19th-century Argentine people People of the Argentine War of Independence Women in 19th-century warfare 19th-century rebels