Juana Azurduy de Padilla, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Place of Birth: Sucre, Chuquisaca Department, Bolivia
About Juana Azurduy de Padilla
- Juana Azurduy de Padilla (July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862) was a guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the RÃo de la Plata (now Sucre, Bolivia).
- She fought for Bolivian independence alongside her husband, Manuel Ascencio Padilla, earning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
- She was noted for her strong support for and military leadership of the indigenous people of Upper Peru.
- In Buenos Aires, Argentina, in a controversial political move, statue of Azurduy replaced the one of Christopher Columbus in front of the Casa Rosada, at the time she was a largely forgotten historical figure.
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