Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa i Domènech, better known as Agustina of Aragón, was a Spanish woman who defended Spain during the Peninsular War, first as a civilian and later as a professional officer in the Spanish Army.
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The Defence of Saragossa by David Wilkie
General José de Palafox on Horseback by Francisco Goya
Assault on Saragossa by January Suchodolski, 1845
Contemporary illustration of Agustina in a Spanish wartime paper, c. 1813
Agustina de Aragón (2012) by Augusto Ferrer-Dalmau
¡Que valor! a plate in Francisco Goya's series The Disasters of WarAbout this person
Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa i Domènech, better known as Agustina of Aragón, was a Spanish woman who defended Spain during the Peninsular War, first as a civilian and later as a professional officer in the Spanish Army. Known as "the Spanish Joan of Arc," she has been the subject of much folklore, mythology, and artwork, including sketches by Francisco Goya and the poetry of Lord Byron.
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Lived 1786 to 1857 · aged 71
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