Comandante Ramona

Comandante Ramona

female, deceased (2006)
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"Comandante" (Spanish: "Commander") Ramona (died January 6, 2006) was the nom de guerre of an officer of the Zapatista Army of National Liberation... More
Eliza Lynch

Eliza Lynch

female, deceased (1884)
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Eliza Lynch was the mistress of Francisco Solano López, the president of Paraguay. She was born in Cork, Ireland, and emigrated with her family to P... More
Nora Astorga

Nora Astorga

female, deceased (1988)
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Nora Astorga (circa 1948 - February 14 1988) was a guerrilla fighter in the Nicaraguan Revolution of 1979, a lawyer, politician, judge and the... More

Ana María

female, deceased (1983)
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Ana Maria was the "nom de guerre" of Mélida Anaya Montes, the second in command of the FMLN, in El Salvador. An intellectual, she was considered a... More

Subcomandante Elisa

female
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Subcomandante Elisa is a female Zapatista who, before her arrest, and the revelation of her identity, was a subcomandante in the EZLN. She is still... More
Susannah Dickinson

Susannah Dickinson

female
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Susannah Wilkerson Dickinson (1814 - October 7, 1883) was among the survivors of the 1836 Battle of the Alamo during the Texas Revolution, where... More
Aminta Granera

Aminta Granera

female
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Aminta Granera was a Nicaraguan Sandinista who fought against the Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle in the 1970's. She was training to... More

Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider

female, deceased (1967)
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Haydée Tamara Bunke Bider, better known as Tania or Tania the Guerilla, was a communist revolutionary and spy who played a prominent role in the C... More

Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez

female, deceased (1829)
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Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez was a conspirator and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence. She is frequently referred to as "La Corregidora". S... More
Bartolina Sisa

Bartolina Sisa

female, deceased (1782)
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Bartolina Sisa was an Aymara woman. Her date of birth is uncertain, some sources give it as August 24, 1753, while others give it as August 12,... More