Policarpa Salvarrieta Rios was executed on November 14, 1817 for her leadership in the freedom movement of this country.
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Policarpa Salvarrieta Rios was executed on November 14, 1817 for her leadership in the freedom movement of this country.
Colombia. Policarpa’s death in her early twenties galvanized the movement to be free of Spanish rule. This was achieved in 1819.