María Quinteras de Meras explained

María Quinteras de Meras was a Mexican revolutionary and soldadera who rose to the rank of colonel. She dressed as a man and fought in ten battles between 1910 and 1913. Her fighting was so fierce she was thought to have supernatural powers.[1]

De Meras joined Pancho Villa's army in 1910.[2] She fought alongside her husband, who was a captain under her command.[3] She refused payment for her services to the revolution.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Fowler-Salamini . Heather . Mujeres del campo mexicano, 1850-1990 . 2003 . El Colegio de Michoacán A.C. . 978-970-679-104-7 . 167 . 14 October 2021 . es.
  2. Gabriela Cano, Soldaderas and Coronelas in Encyclopedia of Mexico, vol. 1, p. 1359. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn 1997.
  3. Book: Poniatowska . Elena . Las soldaderas : women of the Mexican Revolution . 2006 . Cinco Puntos Press . El Paso . 1933693045 . 1st.
  4. News: The brave women of the Mexican Revolution . El Universal . 19 November 2019 . es.

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