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María Remedios del Valle
Modern artist depiction of del Valle. There are no historical references about her appearance.
Born	c. 1767 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru, colonial Spanish America (present-day Argentina)
Died	c. October 1847 Buenos Aires, Argentine Confederation
Other names	María Remedios Rosas Remedios del Valle Rosas Remedios Rosas
Occupations	Camp follower soldier
Spouse(s)	One husband, killed in action
Children	Two children, killed in action
Military career
Nickname(s)	La Capitana (Spanish for "The [Female] Captain") Madre de la Patria (Spanish for "Mother of the Homeland")
Allegiance	United Provinces of the Río de la Plata
Years of service	1810–1818
Rank	Sergeant major (honorary)
Unit	Army of the North
Battles / wars	Argentine War of Independence First Upper Peru campaign Battle of Huaqui Second Upper Peru campaign Battle of Tucumán Battle of Salta Battle of Ayohuma

María Remedios del Valle was an Afro-Argentine camp follower turned soldier who participated in the Argentine War of Independence by accompanying the Army of the North during the First and Second Upper Peru campaigns.