22 Facts About Juana Azurduy

Juana Azurduy de Padilla was a guerrilla military leader from Chuquisaca, Viceroyalty of the Rio de la Plata .

Juana Azurduy's fought for Bolivian independence alongside her husband, Manuel Ascencio Padilla, earning the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Juana Azurduy's was noted for her strong support for and military leadership of the indigenous people of Upper Peru.

In 2015, in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a statue of Juana Azurduy replaced the one of Christopher Columbus in front of the Casa Rosada, causing some controversy.

Juana Azurduy's had an older brother, Blas, who died in infancy, and a younger sister, Rosalia.

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When Juana Azurduy rebelled against her aunt's control, she was sent away to the prestigious Convento de Santa Teresa de Chuquisaca to become a nun.

In 1797, Juana Azurduy returned to live on her father's hacienda, spending her days with the indigenous people who lived on his land.

Juana Azurduy's witnessed the brutality of their work in Spanish silver mines, and became a passionate ally to the indigenous revolutionary movement.

In 1805, Juana Azurduy married her neighbor and childhood friend Manuel Ascencio Padilla, a fellow revolutionary who left a Royalist law school to join the independence movement.

Juana Azurduy was a famous recruiting force, inspiring indigenous people, criados, and even other women, known as the Amazonas, to join the cause.

Juana Azurduy then took charge of the "Loyal Battalions, " a fighting force of indigenous men and women known for their fierce loyalty to their commander.

Juana Azurduy found herself in a desperate situation: single, pregnant and with Royalist armies effectively controlling the territory.

Juana Azurduy's led a counterattack to recover the body of her husband.

Juana Azurduy's was appointed to the position of commander of the Northern Army of the Revolutionary Government of the United Provinces of the Rio de la Plata.

Juana Azurduy's was able to establish an independent zone on the border between Argentina and Upper Peru until the Spanish forces withdrew from the area.

In 1825, upon the withdrawal of Spanish forces from Upper Peru, Juana Azurduy petitioned the independent government for aid in returning to her hometown, newly renamed Sucre.

In 1825, Juana Azurduy was granted a Colonel's military pension by the independent government under Simon Bolivar.

Juana Azurduy's has “The National Programme for Women's Rights and Participation” of Argentina named after her.

Juana Azurduy was the subject of a children's cartoon designed to promote knowledge of Argentine history.

In spring 2014, a bas relief sculpture of Juana Azurduy was on display as part of an outdoor exhibition of famous Latin Americans in the Pan American Union Building in Washington, DC.

In July 2015, a 25-ton, 52-foot-high statue of Juana Azurduy commissioned by Argentine president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner with the aid of a US$1 million donation by Bolivian president Evo Morales.

Juana Azurduy was an exemplar of the forgotten or suppressed history of the nation's indigenous populations.