Cecilia Mujica

Cecilia Mujica

Cecilia Mujica (died 1813), nicknamed The Martyr of Freedom, is a Venezuelan heroine noted for her support for the country's independence and her work with the independence forces. She was known as a propagandist.[1] Born in San Felipe, she was the daughter of the royalist Martín de Mujica, who was killed in the devastating earthquake of 1812.[2] In 1811, she became engaged to Enrique de Villadonga.[3]

She was executed by firing squad by royalist forces in 1813 in Los Zunzunes, Yaracuy during the Venezuelan War of Independence.[4][5]

References

1. Gamboa Cáceres, Teresa (June 2010). "Nuestra América contra el imperio Español huellas de la participación de la mujer". Revista Venezolana de Estudios de la Mujer (in Spanish). 15 (34): 119–138. ISSN 1316-3701.
2. Zulia, Universidad del (1963). Revista de la Universidad del Zulia (in Spanish). Universidad del Zulia.
3. Guerrero, Rafael Alvarez (1995). Policarpa: ûna heroína genio--? (in Spanish). Centro de Historia de la Villa.
4. "Heroínas de la Independencia - section Cecilia Mujica". Venezuela Tuya (in Spanish). n.d. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
5. Valladares, Lisbella Coromoto Páez (1998). Historia regional del estado Yaracuy (in Spanish). Ediciones de la Presidencia de la República. ISBN 978-980-03-0286-6.