Úrsula Goyzueta

Úrsula Goyzueta (1787-1854), was a Bolivian heroine. Together with Vicenta Juaristi Eguino and Simona Manzaneda, she is counted as one of the three heroines of the Bolivian War of Independence.

She was the daughter of Juan Bautista Goyzueta and Nicolasa León Caricano. She married the guerrilla Eugenio Choquecallata who was a friend of Vicenta Juaristi Eguino. She was noted for her role on the defnce of Santa Barbara when La Paz was conquered on 22 September 1814. She was captured on 21 November 1816 and sentenced by court martial to a fine of four thousand pesos and being obliged to walk naked tied to a donkey.

References

• Roca, José Luis (2007). Ni con Lima ni con Buenos Aires: la formación de un estado nacional en Charcas. Plural editores. ISBN 978-999-541-076-6.
• Ventura, Bella Clara (2009). Rehén de la memoria. Editorial Oveja Negra. p. 144. ISBN 978-958-061-140-0.