Notable Women Combatants Soldaderas

1 notable women combatants

1.1 petra / pedro herrera
1.2 maría quinteras de meras
1.3 angela / Ángel jiménez
1.4 amelio / amelia robles Ávila

notable women combatants
petra / pedro herrera

one of famous female combatants petra herrera or petra ruiz. @ beginning dressed man , took given name of pedro, joining ranks of villa’s army. kept identity secret until had been acknowledged great soldier. once established reputation, let hair grow, plaiting braids, , resuming female identity. according 1 of villa’s troops, herrera person should have been credited siege of town of torreón. however, villa not willing have female take credit important role in battle , therefore never given deserved. result of lack of acknowledgment, left villa’s troops , formed own troop of female soldiers. became ally of carranza , army , became legend females around country.

maría quinteras de meras

maría quinteras de meras 1 of remarkable female combatants of time. joined pancho villa s army in 1910. having fought in ten battles 1910 1913, had risen ranks of army , decorated soldier. respected soldier, despite villa s dislike of soldaderas, husband, served in same army, lower in rank herself. respect enough maría quinteras de meras; did not allow villa pay fighting in army. gained respect because gifted soldier. known fight male soldier , thought have supernatural powers.

angela / Ángel jiménez

angela jiménez insisted on being known Ángel jiménez (the male version of name). oaxaca, became explosives expert , known courage in battle. according 1 scholar, refused sexual or sentimental links opposite sex, pledging comrades shoot tried seduce her.

she joined revolutionary forces, joining father fighting federal army because there had been raid in village federal troops. federal officer unsuccessful though , sister managed kill him right after took own life. jiménez decided join father fighting against federal army , disguised herself male. fought multiple rebel groups ended fighting carranza , revealed true identity. known woman rose position of lieutenant , earned respect rest of troops. continued fighting against federal army years under true identity female, , true believer having revolution start of having justice.

amelio / amelia robles Ávila

amelio robles avila, coronela in revolutionary army of south

amelio robles Ávila, el güero , distinguished soldier in revolutionary army of south. amelio dressed man , became colonel in legionary cavalry.

amelio robles avila born amelia in xochipala, guerrero small property owner, casimiro robles , wife josefa Ávila. educated catholic girl, age rode horses , learned shoot. robles treasurer of maderista club in xochipala. robles joined forces of general juan andrew almazán, when passed through xochipala in may 1911, pressure mounted against porfirio díaz resign president.

from 1913 1918, robles fought el coronel robles . zapatistas under command of jesús h. salgado, heliodoro castillo, , encarnación díaz. following military phase of revolution, robles supported revolutionary general Álvaro obregón, president of mexico 1920-1924, during 1924 rebellion of adolfo de la huerta , in 1939 supported almazán in presidential election.

toward end of robles s long life, robles received various decorations acknowledging distinguished military service: decoration veteran of mexican revolution , legion of honor of mexican army. in 1973, robles received title of mérito revolutionario. robles died december 9, 1984, aged 95.