Lorenza Avemanay was an indigenous Ecuadorian who led an 1803 revolt against the Spanish occupation in Guamote. She was later captured and executed by the Spanish authorities. References The Northeastern Dictionary of Women's Biography: Revised by Maggy Hendry Sisterhood Is Global: The International Women's Movement Anthology Year of birth missing Year of death missing Ecuadorian rebels Indigenous military personnel of the Americas Indigenous rebellions against the Spanish Empire Women in 19th-century warfare Women in war in South America 1803 in Ecuador 19th-century Ecuadorian people 19th-century Ecuadorian women