Maria Quitéria
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maria-quit-ria-186-3316308
title:
Maria Quitéria
text:
Maria Quitéria de Jesus was a Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine. She served in the Brazilian War of Independence in 1822–23 dressed as a man. She was promoted to cadet and Lieutenant and decorated with the Imperial order. She has been called the "Brazilian Joan of Arc", and has become a kind of national legendary figure. Quitéria was the first woman to serve in a military unit in Brazil. She, along with Maria Filipa de Oliveira and Sister Joana Angélica (1761-1822), are known as the thre
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description:
Brazilian lieutenant and national heroine
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maria_Quit%C3%A9ria
date created:
2011-01-29T23:03:04Z
date modified:
2024-09-08T03:47:23Z
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