Cecilia Mujica (died 1813), nicknamed The Martyr of Freedom, is a Venezuelan heroine noted for her support for the country's independence and her work with the independence forces. She was known as a propagandist.[1] Born in San Felipe, she was the daughter of the loyalist, Martín de Mújica who had been a victim of the devastating earthquake of 1812.[2] In 1811, she became engaged to Enrique de Villadonga.[3]
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After a death decree was issued by Simon Bolívar in 1813,[4] she was executed by firing squad during the Venezuelan War of Independence by Spanish forces in Los Zunzunes, Yaracuy.[5]
References
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- ^ Zulia, Universidad del (1963). Revista de la Universidad del Zulia (in Spanish). Universidad del Zulia.
- ^ Guerrero, Rafael Alvarez (1995). Policarpa: ûna heroína genio--? (in Spanish). Centro de Historia de la Villa.
- ^ "Cecilia Mújica". Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela. Archived from the original on 2012-10-07. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
- ^ Valladares, Lisbella Coromoto Páez (1998). Historia regional del estado Yaracuy (in Spanish). Ediciones de la Presidencia de la República. ISBN 978-980-03-0286-6.
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