▁V arg as ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁- ▁ 5 ▁September ▁ 1 7 8 2 ) ▁was ▁an ▁A ym aran ▁woman ▁and ▁ind igen ous ▁hero ine ▁who ▁led ▁numerous ▁revol ts ▁against ▁the ▁Spanish ▁rule ▁in ▁Char cas , ▁then ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁of ▁Peru ▁and ▁present - day ▁Boliv ia . ▁Al ong side ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁leader ▁T ú p ac ▁Kat ari , ▁she ▁participated ▁in ▁the ▁organisation ▁of ▁ind igen ous ▁military ▁cam ps ▁that ▁took ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁La ▁Paz . ▁She ▁was ▁bet rayed ▁and ▁turned ▁in ▁to ▁the ▁Spanish ▁authorities , ▁who ▁later ▁executed ▁her . ▁ ▁Hon our ing ▁the ▁date ▁of ▁her ▁death , ▁the ▁International ▁Day ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Women ▁is ▁celebrated ▁every ▁ 5 ▁September ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁Bart ol ina ▁S isa ▁is ▁often ▁the ▁name ▁used ▁by ▁many ▁ind igen ous ▁organis ations ▁in ▁Boliv ia , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Bart ol ina ▁S isa ▁Confeder ation , ▁the ▁primary ▁union ▁of ▁pe asant ▁women ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁ ▁Biography ▁▁ ▁Bart ol ina ▁S isa ▁was ▁born ▁around ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 7 5 0 ▁in ▁the ▁ind igen ous ▁community ▁of ▁Q ' ara ▁Q hat u ▁( Car ac oto ▁in ▁Spanish ), ▁a ▁village ▁in ▁the ▁Real ▁Aud iencia ▁of ▁Char cas , ▁Vic ero yal ty ▁of ▁Peru , ▁the ▁daughter