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

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.

Quotes by Policarpa Salavarrieta

Although I am a woman and young, I have more than enough courage to suffer this death and a thousand more.

Policarpa Salavarrieta

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