Inés María Jiménez
Inés María Jiménez was an Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine who participated in several battles in the Ecuadorian War of Independence.[1]
Biography[edit]
Jiménez was a woman from Loja who, along with Gertrudis Esparza and Rosa Robalino, signed up to fight in the troops of the Ecuadorian independence army.[1] They assumed a masculine identity to fight because, in 1817 and 1819 respectively, Generals Pablo Morillo and Francisco Santander prohibited women from marching with the troops.[2] As a result, Jiménez, Esparza and Robalino adopted the assumed names Manuel Jiménez, Manuel Esparza and Manuel Jurado respectively.[3]
Jiménez fought in the Babahoyo campaign on 21 August 1821, and in the Battle of Pichincha on 24 May 1822. Later, she fought in the Battles of Junín and Ayacucho.[1]
Legacy[edit]
Jiménez was decorated after fighting in the Battle of Ayacucho.[4] Simón Bolívar publicly acknowledged and thanked the participation of women in the fighting.[2] A street in Quito was named in her honor.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Costales, Marcela (2009). Mujeres patriotas y precursoras de la libertad (First ed.). Instituto Ecuatoriano de Investigaciones y Capacitación de la Mujer. ISBN 9789978998205. OCLC 642081715.
- ^ a b "Las guarichas, mujeres de los campos de batalla" (in Spanish). Museo de la Ciudad. Archived from the original on 20 July 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ ""Por aquí es mi tierra... y el volcán reina en ella"" (in Spanish). El Telégrafo. 9 February 2014. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
- ^ Taxin, Amy (1999). La Participación de la Mujer en la Independencia. El caso de Manuela Sáenz. Revista Ecuatoriana de Historia N° 14.
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