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Policarpa Salavarrieta

(1795–1817) Dressmaker

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Policarpa Salavarrieta was a dressmaker.

Quick Facts About Policarpa Salavarrieta

Born
January 26, 1795
Died
November 14, 1817
Profession
Dressmaker

About Policarpa Salavarrieta

[Wikidata] heroine of the Colombian Independence Movement (1795–1817)... | [Wikipedia] Policarpa Salavarrieta Ríos, also known by her nickname of La Pola, was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada. She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason. The Day of the Co

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