On September 14, 1816, in the heated battle of La Laguna, Legacy · Four years after their Manuel trying to save her pregnant wife in battle, was killed. This research project looks al an essential figure in the marriage on May 25, There are many reasons why she was not a Bolivian War of Independence in the nineteenth She survived but was seriously injured. The Spanish 1809, the Bolivian royalist knew of Juana's great value to the guerilla army and significant figure in South American history until century, Juana Azurduy de Padilla. The Bolivian war of fight for wanted to end her victory. So much so that they captured recently. One reason is that all of the people she independence lasted from 1809-1825. During this independence any of her soldiers that looked like her, thinking it was her fought alongside and knew her value was dead or time, there were multiple colonists and the Spanish. did not have any in the matter. Another predominant began. Being killed, and dismembered them. After dismembered, they Juan was very seldomly known or remembered for natives of Upper placed their heads and limbs on display al La Laguna's theory is because of the state of Bolivia at the time. Bolivia's independence for a long time; there are many Peru, both joined the entrance, along with her husband Manuel's head. Juana They just gained independence and trying to form a reasons for this. One reason is because of her life new government; they had a lot to do and were not fight together in the would return to the battlefield after recovering from her after war. As you will later see, after Bolivia gained Army of the North. injuries and wearing a black coat to mourn her husband and completely united enough to pay their respects to the numerous war heroes. While Juana Azurduy was a independence, Bolivia's new government did not This was unique in soldiers. respect her for her heroic deeds in battle or even give the sense that they forgotten character in Bolivian history. recent events her what they promised her. This research looks and all fought together. After gaining independence for Bolivia, Juana returned to In Bolivia have elevated her status. In 2009 the President of Argentina posthumously promoted the life and legacy of Juana Azurduy de Padilla and Juana would wear civilian life. While fighting for freedom, she never received a paycheck for her heroic deeds. That changed after Simon Azurduy to general. Later in 2010, President Evo why she was forgotten. , the men's uniform Bolivar became president of the newly established Bolivia. Morales declared Juana's birthday, July 12, the and hide her hair in Early Life Simon Bolivar paid her 60 pesos and promoted her to Argentine-Bolivian Fellowship Day. In 2011 Hugo her cap. She broke colonel. But that was only paid for two years after serving Chavez, president of Venezuela, pointed out Juana was born on July 12,1780 as a mestizo in Juana and Manuel dressed in their social norms for that for over 15 years for independence. She later appealed to Christopher Columbus's inappropriate statute in the Chuquisaca (present day, Sucre). In Upper Peru, uniforms and holding hands and a time for women to during this time, there were four social classes. receive a paycheck for the rest of her life after pleading to plaza of Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina. The saber fight in a war. General Sucre, the second president of Bolivia, but never government decided to replace the statue with a Mestizos are a mix of Spanish and indigenous received a check. She would not f,ght in the army again or statue of Juana Azurduy de Padilla. Many in heritage. Her father was of Spanish origin, and her War of Independence be an important person after this. Forgotten by her country Argentina saw this statue as a more appropriate mother was of indigenous heritage, making her a She and her husband later formed their own because all the people who fought wtth her and admired her representation of Argentina and South America than Mestiza. Many groups were seeking independence battalion, called "Los Leales• (the loyal ones). This were dead or exiled. On May 25, 1862, she died on the Christopher Columbus. The sculpture of the said the from Spanish rule because they fell that they could group featured 25 women called 'Amazon' onnivcroory of tho beginning of the indopcndcnco statue is "a way of seeing our identity. not just a govern themselves. In 1787 after her mother died, she (specially trained women) who fought in 16 battles. movement in poverty and buried in a communal grave. representation of our shared past, but also a call for Between 1811 and 1817, among much loss and was cared for by her father. Her father, not being able Some debate if she could ever return to her hometown of future action" (Frei, 608). The new 25-ton, 52-foot­ to raise her how to be a woman, trained her to horse­ hardship, she fought in 23 battles. In March of Chuquisaca because the government took her property, high monument was completed in 2015. Other 1816, she led an army of 30 soldiers to attack La ride and became a sharpshooter. These skills would and she was too poor to make the trip home and died in notable honors include the international airport of her Hera Spanish forces. Later that month, she and be to the aid of the Bolivian liberation fighters. After Argentina. hometown in Sucre is named after her, and her forces captured the mountain Cerro Rico de her father died, she was transferred to the custody of providence in Bolivia with a population of 24,000 is Potosi. where the Spanish got all of their silver. Juana dressed in plain an aunt. At age 12, her aunt sent her a covenant to named after her. become a nun. During her time there, she grew fond Some estimate that 85% of the silver that came clothes, holding a sword up ready for battle. of Joan of Arc and dreamed of being a warrior saint from the Andes during this lime came from this The statue of Juana in Possibly the sword from like her. She was later expelled in 1797 at the age of mountain. which means that this was a massive Buenos Aires. II depicts General Belgrano The 17. win for the rebel forces fighting for independence. her raising her sword to Juana's major victory for the attention of General flag is believed to be a charge Into battle. On her In 1805 she married Manuel, a Criollo, which means Manuel Belgrano. He was crucial lo Argentina's Spanish army flag she back are children which he was of Spanish descent-born on September 26, independence movements and is known as one of captured in the battle of portray her motherhood 1774, In Chipirina, Upper Peru. He joined the army at the main liberators and created the Argentina nag. Jumbali. a young age and assisted in executing Damaso Kalar, He promoted her lo lieutenant colonel and gave a successor to TupacAmaru, in 1781 . Manuel went on her his saber due to her "manly effort and bravery'' to study at the University of Charcas to study law. But and was a "virtuous American woman" (Brewster. in 1805, he left his studies and future career as a 30). In March 1816, Juana killed 15 men by lawyer to marry his childhood friend, Juana; they had herself. later that year, she would lose someone two children before the war started. very close to her.

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