~ JUANA AZURDUY ~

Project of Human Rights

Members: Brunella Bertolotto, Lucia De Gregorio, Martina Echeverría,
Julia Wolfsohn and Martina Zanotto

INTRODUCTION: Juana Azurduy was an important fighter for human

rights. She was a very important person for the society and she
conquered a lot of battles about women and men rights. She was a
symbol of strength and determination in the history of Latin American
independence movements.

2) She was born in 1780. In Chuquisaca, El Alto Perú. (Now Bolivia). She
went to a nunnery school when she was a girl and she helped her
parents working for them in the countryside. Her father was a white
man and her mother was a half blood woman, daughter of a white man
and an indigenous woman. She had a sister named Rosalia and a
brother named Blas, he died really young. And when Juana and Rosalía
parents died, they were left in the care of some uncles. Due to
discipline problems with her tutors, they decided to send Juana to a
convent, but she escaped from there at a young age and she started to
fight for American independence.
When she was 25, she married Miguel Asencio Padilla, he was the son
of some friends of Juana's family, he was a law student and he was as
interested as Juana in fighting for American independence. They had
five children: Manuel, Mariano, Juliana, Mercedes and Luisa, but four of
them died at a young age and just Luisa survived until adulthood.
She fought in the war because she wanted to expell the "Realistas"
from "El Alto Perú". She fought for freedom, independence, and for the
women and indigenous people rights. She had a lot of problems
because she was a woman challenging the system, but she was very
intelligent so she could overcome those obstacles.
All the things she fought for are considered tools for today's society,
such as women rights and the acceptance of the "pueblos originarios".
She had a long military career, she fought in a lot of battles but sadly
her husband died at a battle and all the people that had led her (Miguel
de Güemes and Manuel Belgrano) died too, she went back home with
her daughter Luisa
Sadly, she died without the acknowledgement she deserved and being
very poor and she was buried in a common pit.

3) Conclusion
Our conclusion is that she was a very important fighter for human
rights and people's freedom. She helped us to make the world a better
place fighting for our independence and future.

Curious facts:
•Argentina wants to put her image in our cash money
•She was the first woman to achieve the rank of general in hole world
•Argentina's award for human rights it's called Juana Azurduy
• The general Juan Manuel Belgrano gave his sword to her as a show of
honor and respect
•When her husband was captured by the "Realistas", she made a plan
to rescue him. She went with a group of indigenous people up to the
city where he was captured and at night they attacked the jail and
released him.
•She fought alone in a battle carrying her recently born baby.

SCRIPT:

:BRUNE: Presenter: Hello everyone! Today we’re going to talk about Juana Azurduy. She’s a very
famous woman because she fought for our independence. Now my friend Martina is going to talk
about her life.

MARTI: Interviewed 1: Juana was born in 1780. In Chuquisaca, El Alto Perú. (Now Bolivia). She went
to a nunnery school when she was a girl and she helped her parents working for them in the
countryside. Her father was a white man and her mother was a half blood woman, daughter of a
white man and an indigenous woman. She had a sister named Rosalia and a brother named Blas,
he died really young. And when Juana and Rosalía parents died, they were left in the care of
some uncle.
Due to discipline problems with her tutors, they decided to send Juana to a convent, but she
escaped from there at a young age and she started to fight for American independence.

Lu: WOW! That’s very interesting!

MATU:When she was 25, she married Miguel Asencio Padilla, he was the son of some friends of
Juana's family, he was a law student and he was as interested as Juana in fighting for American
independence. They had five children: Manuel, Mariano, Juliana, Mercedes and Luisa, but four of
them died at a young age and just Luisa survived until adulthood.
She fought in the war because she wanted to expell the "Realistas" from "El Alto Perú". She
fought for freedom, independence, and for the women and indigenous people rights. She had a
lot of problems because she was a woman challenging the system, but she was very intelligent
so she could overcome those obstacles.

BRUNE: AMAZING! It's very good to learn new things!

JULI: All the things she fought for are considered tools for today's society, such as women rights
and the acceptance of the "pueblos originarios".
She had a long military career, she fought a lot of battles but sadly her husband died at battle
and all the people that had led her (Miguel de Güemes and Manuel Belgrano) died too, she went
back home with her daughter Luisa
Unfortunately, she died without the acknowledgement she deserved, being very poor and she
was buried in a common pit.
BRUNE: WOW! I liked her story very much!

LU: Interviewed 2: Well, with this information we can tell that Juana Azurduy was a very
important fighter for human rights and people's freedom. She helped us to make the world a
better place fighting for our independence and future. And here are some curious facts:
Brune:
•She was the first woman to achieve the rank of general in the whole world
•When her husband was captured by the "Realistas", she made a plan to rescue him. She went
with a group of indigenous people up to the city where he was captured and at night they
attacked the jail and released him.
Lu:
•Argentina wants to put her face in our cash money.
•Argentina 's human rights award is called Juana Azurduy as an honor.
• General Juan Manuel Belgrano gave his sword to her as a show of honor and respect.
•She fought alone in a battle carrying her recently born baby.
That's everything for today, see you next week.