María Quinteras de Meras was a Mexican revolutionary and

soldadera ''Soldaderas'', often called Adelitas, were women in the military who participated in the conflict of the Mexican Revolution, ranging from commanding officers to combatants to camp followers. "In many respects, the Mexican revolution was not on ...

who rose to the rank of colonel. She dressed as a man and fought in ten battles between 1910 and 1913. Her fighting was so fierce she was thought to have supernatural powers. De Meras joined Pancho Villa's army in 1910. She fought alongside her husband, who was a captain under her command. She refused payment for her services to the revolution.

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