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Manuela Beltrán was a Neogranadine woman who organized a peasant revolt against excess taxation in 1780.

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Carmenza Cardona Londoño aka La Chiqui was a Colombian guerrilla fighter with the M-19.

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India Catalina was an indigenous woman from the Colombian Atlantic coast, who accompanied Pedro de Heredia and played a role in the Spanish conquest of Colombia, acting as interpreter and intermediary.

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Ana María Martínez de Nisser was a Colombian heroine and writer. She participated in the Battle of Salamina on 5 May 1841 during the War of the Supremes. She later published a book about the events of 1840–41.

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Doña Manuela Sáenz de Vergara y Aizpuru was an Ecuadorian revolutionary heroine of South America who supported the revolutionary cause by gathering information, distributing leaflets, and protesting for women's rights. Manuela received the Order of the Sun, honoring her services in the revolution.

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Policarpa Salavarrieta, 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.

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María Antonia Santos Plata, was a Neogranadine peasant, rebel leader and heroine.