Polycarp Salavarieta Rios ( Spanish: Policarpa Salavarrieta Ríos ; January 24, 1796 , Guaduas - November 14, 1817 , Bogotá ) - a participant in the struggle for the independence of Colombia .
| Polycarpa Salavareta Rios | |
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| Policarpa Salavarrieta Ríos | |
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| Date of Birth | January 24, 1796 |
| Place of Birth | Guaduas |
| Date of death | November 14, 1817 (21 years old) |
| Place of death | Bogota |
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| Occupation | , |
| Father | Joaquin Salavareta Morales |
| Mother | Mariana Rios Chamorro |
Biography
The exact date and place of birth is unknown. According to the most common version, she was born on January 24, 1796 in the city of Guaduas. At an early age, lost her parents.
During the Revolutionary War, it supported partisan units in the province of Casanar , supplying them with intelligence and recruiting volunteers for them. It was captured by the Spanish authorities, sentenced to death and executed on November 14, 1817 in the central square of Bogotá.
In 1967, the Congress of Colombia declared November 14 "Day of the Colombian woman."
Literature
- Díaz Díaz, Oswaldo. Reconquista española. Historia Extensa de Colombia, Vol. m. Academia Colombiana de Historia. Bogotá, Lerner, 1964, tomo 1, pp. 341-395.
- López, José Hilario. Memorias. Medellín, Bedout, 1969.
- Monsalve, José Dolores. Mujeres de la Independencia. Biblioteca de Historia Nacional. Bogotá, Academia Colombiana de Historia, 1926.
- Ortega Ricaurte, Enrique y Restrepo Saenz, José María. La Pola, yace por salvar la Patria. Bogotá, Archivo Nacional, 1949.
- Posada, Eduardo. "Policarpa Salavarrieta." En: Rafael M. Mesa Ortíz. Colombianos Ilustres (Estudios y biografías), tomo v. Ibagué, El Meridiano, 1929, pp. 1-47.
Notes
- ↑ Boletín de Historia y Antigüedades, Vol. 55, pp. 113-114