Baltazara Chuiza

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Baltazara Chuiza was an Indigenous woman, originally from Guano, who, together with her sister Manuela Chuiza, led a rebellion in Ecuador against the Spanish in 1778. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] She was eventually captured, and executed. [6] [7]

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  2. Snodgrass, Mary Ellen (2023-12-20). Women Warriors in History: 1,622 Biographies Worldwide from the Bronze Age to the Present. McFarland. ISBN   978-1-4766-5032-6.
  3. Williamson, R. (2016-04-30). Latin America: Cultures in Conflict. Springer. ISBN   978-1-137-09592-3.
  4. Uglow, Jennifer (1991-06-27). Macmillan Dictionary of Women's Biography. Springer. ISBN   978-1-349-12704-7.
  5. Pérez, Carolina (2024-10-10). Hierbateras: Relatos de sabiduría andina sobre sanación y cocina (in Spanish). Universidad de las Américas Ecuador. ISBN   978-9942-779-93-9.
  6. Llacta (in Spanish). 1962.
  7. Goetschel, Ana María; Chiriboga, Lucía (December 2009). Re/construyendo historias de mujeres ecuatorianas. Quito, Ecuador. ISBN   978-9978-92-766-3.