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Gertrudis Bocanegra
María Gertrudis Teodora Bocanegra Mendoza[1] (11 April – 11 October ) was a woman who fought in the Mexican War of Independence. She was arrested, tortured and executed in
Life
Gertrudis Bocanegra was born in Pátzcuaro in what is now the Mexican state of Michoacán, to Pedro Javier Bocanegra and Feliciana Mendoza (d.
15 November ).[2] She married Lieutenant Pedro Advíncula Lazo de la Vega, a soldier in the Spanish provincial forces of Michoacán; they had six children (two sons and four daughters).[3] Unusually for a woman of her time, Bocanegra had read the principal authors of the Age of Enlightenment.
When Mexico's War of Independence began, she was quick to take sides.
Gertrudis bocanegra biography of rory and dean Bocarde, Kevin. In the years immediately after the American Revolution to the north, the people of New Spain became restless and began to question their relationship with their own mother country. Yes, add me to your mailing list. Bocanegra, Gertrudis — gale.Her husband and eldest son joined the forces of Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla when the insurgents passed through Valladolid (now Morelia) in October [3] Both died at the Battle of the Puente de Calderón.[3] She then served as a messenger for the insurgents in the region of Pátzcuaro and Tacámbaro, helping to form a communications network between the principal locations of the rebellion.[3]
During the guerrilla war, she was sent to Pátzcuaro to aid the rebels in the capture of the city.
However, she was betrayed and taken prisoner by the royal army in She was subjected to torture to get her to reveal the names of other rebels, but she refused to give information to the Spaniards. Finally she was tried and found guilty of treason.
Sentenced to death, she and one of her fellow insurgents were executed on 11 October at the Plazuela de San Agustín in Pátzcuaro.[3] Facing the firing squad, she harangued her executioners before she was shot.
She was 52 years old.
Legacy
She is known in Mexico as "La Heroína de Pátzcuaro" (The Heroine of Pátzcuaro). A plaza was named in her honor in that city, and a bronze statue was erected of her.
Gertrudis bocanegra biography of rory In popular culture [ edit ]. After months of captivity Gertrudis did not relent and her comrades were safe. One of the main squares in Patzcuaro is named after her, and the tree where she was executed still stands. Who was this woman?In popular culture
Bocanegra was portrayed by Ofelia Medina in the Mexican biographical filmGertrudis ().
References
Sources
- This article is a loose translation of the Spanish Wikipedia article
- Salmonson, Jessica Amanda (). The Encyclopedia of Amazons. Paragon House.
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- (in Spanish) "Bocanegra de Lazo de la Vega, Gertrudis," Enciclopedia de México, v. 2. Mexico City,