How to Pronounce Policarpa Salavarrieta
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Jan 26, 1795 Guaduas, Cundinamarca Department, Colombia Died on 14 Nov 1817 (aged 22)
Colombian spy
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About Policarpa Salavarrieta
- Policarpa Salavarrieta (c.
- 26 January 1795 – 14 November 1817), also known as "La Pola," was a Neogranadine seamstress who spied for the Revolutionary Forces during the Spanish Reconquista of the Viceroyalty of New Granada.
- She was captured by Spanish Royalists and ultimately executed for high treason.
- The Day of the Colombian Woman is commemorated on the anniversary of her death.
- She is now considered a heroine of the independence of Colombia.
