Policarpa
Salavarrieta
Spy and revolutionary
Who was she?
Policarpa Salavarrieta, also known as La
Pola, was a seamstress from New Granada,
she was born on January 26, 1795 and she
was executed on November 14, 1817 for
high treason
why was she so
important to history?
She worked as a women's
seamstress of the royalists,
while spying on the
movements of their armies
and sent the information to
the patriotic guerrillas of the
Eastern Plains.
Historical fact
Policarpa Salavarrieta
participated in the cry for
independence on July 20,
1810 and at the time of her
public execution, she incited
independence.
Curious facts
- Policarpa's portrait was captured on
the 10 Colombian peso bill in honor of
his struggle and courage
-A few decades after its existence, in
1911, Bavaria released La Pola, a beer
that honored Policarpa Salavarrieta in
the celebration of the first centenary of
independence
bibliography
https://mujeresbacanas.com/policarpa-salavarrieta/
https://www.larepublica.co/analisis/martin-jaramillo-3218427/una-pola-para-la-historia3229104
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