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Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru (Quito, Viceroyalty of New Granada, 27 December 1797 – Peru, 23 November 1856) was an Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine of South America who supported the revolutionary cause by gathering information, distributing leaflets and protesting for women's rights.
Apr 5, 2024 · Manuela Sáenz (born Dec. 27, 1797, Quito, New Granada [Ecuador]—died Nov. 23, 1856, Paita, Peru) was the mistress to the South American liberator Simón Bolívar, whose revolutionary activities she shared. Sáenz was the illegitimate daughter of a Spanish gentleman, and the stigma of her birth caused many early hardships.
Jul 21, 2019 · Updated on July 21, 2019. Manuela Sáenz (Dec. 27, 1797–Nov. 23, 1856) was an Ecuadorian noblewoman who was the confidante and lover of Simón Bolívar before and during the South American wars of Independence from Spain. In September 1828, she saved Bolivar's life when political rivals tried to assassinate him in Bogotá: this earned her the ...
Manuela Sáenz empezó a ser reconocida por la historiografía independentista hispanoamericana contemporánea en el siglo XX como una gran heroína y prócer en la gesta de la independencia y es considerada un símbolo del feminismo en América Latina.
Mar 7, 2021 · Manuela Sáenz was a revolutionary who played an important role in South America’s struggle for independence. She was also the mistress of South American liberator Simón Bolívar, and is known as the “liberator of the liberator” for saving Bolívar’s life on more than one occassion.
Mar 10, 2022 · AllThatsInteresting.com, March 10, 2022, https://allthatsinteresting.com/manuelita-saenz. Accessed May 21, 2024. Though history remembers the Ecuadorian noblewoman as Simón Bolívar's lover, Manuelita Sáenz was also a fearless soldier, politician, and war strategist.
Mar 1, 2022 · Perhaps fiercest of all was Manuela Sáenz—spy, archivist, prankster, and companion of Simón Bolívar. by Sarah Durn March 1, 2022. All sorts of legends have sprung up around Manuela...
