Juana azurduy de padilla quotes

For the province of Bolivia, see Juana Azurduy de Padilla Province.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Azurduy and the second or maternal family name is Bermudez.

Juana Azurduy de Padilla (July 12, 1780 – May 25, 1862)^[1] was a guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the Río de la Plata (now Sucre, Bolivia).^[2] She fought for Bolivian and Argentine 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. She is a prime example of a woman who broke gender barriers and denied the pressure of simply tending to the home. Her actions brought value to the Latin American woman and proved their loyalty and ability to be politically active.^[3] Today, she is regarded as an independence hero in both Bolivia and Argentina.^[4]