María Quinteras de Meras was a Mexican revolutionary and
soldadera 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
Francisco "Pancho" Villa ( , , ; born José Doroteo Arango Arámbula; 5 June 1878 – 20 July 1923) was a Mexican revolutionary and prominent figure in the Mexican Revolution. He was a key figure in the revolutionary movement that forced ...
'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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Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Mexican revolutionaries
Female revolutionaries
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