Eulalia Ramos
Eulalia Ramos Sánchez (known as Eulalia Buroz or Eulalia Chamberlain; 1795 – 7 April 1817) was a heroine of the Venezuelan War of Independence.
Biography
Born in
On 7 April 1817 the Royalist Army took Barcelona. The town's entire population took refuge in the Convent of San Francisco. After Chamberlain died in combat, Ramos attempted to move his body before being captured and beaten by a Spanish officer. He proposed that she gives up the independence cause in exchange for remaining alive, but she quickly took his gun and shot him in the chest, killing him instantly, while shouting "Viva la Patria -- mueran los tiranos".[1] Immediately, the other Spaniards pounce on her, killing her with their bayonets, while the army fell into the hands of the royalist forces.
References
- ^ "Eulalia Ramos de Chamberlain" (in Spanish). Gobierno Bolivariano de Venezuela. Archived from the original on 1 April 2013. Retrieved 15 February 2014.