La voz de las mujeres en las guerras de la Independencia de Colombia: del anonimato a las reivindicaciones

Abstract

In the context of the commemoration of the Bicentenary of the Colombian Independence, this work has as its main purpose examining a compilation of twenty six letters written by women in the midst of the war for independence. Through this letters it is possible to have a glimpse of the complex world that they decided to confront in times of political and military convulsion. Some of those letters are defense declarations, testimonies and complaints presented in the context of the judgment processes of political adversaries. But most of them correspond to the procedural formalities and efforts they had to endure before the legally constituted institutions with aims towards alleviate the critical economic situation of their families and thus achieving better life conditions and better subsistence opportunities for their husbands, sons and other loved ones involved in the military struggle.