Manuela Medina
Mexican · Activists · Lived 1780 to 1822 · aged 42
Manuela Medina was a woman who fought on the forefront of combat during the Mexican War of Independence. She was a Native American from Texcoco. Medina served under the patriot leader and priest José María Morelos initially as a recruiter but later leading troops into battle.
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She fought in actions throughout 1812 and 1813 and continued to fight even after the capture and execution of Morelos. She was wounded in action in 1820; paralysed, she eventually died of these wounds in 1822.
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