Agustina de Aragón

✶March 4, 1786

†May 29, 1857

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Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa i Domènech, better known as Agustina of Aragón, was a Spanish woman who defended Spain during the Peninsular War, first as a civilian and later as a professional officer in the Spanish Army. Known as "the Spanish Joan of Arc," she has been the subject of much folklore, mythology, and artwork, including sketches by Francisco Goya and the poetry of Lord Byron.

Spanish heroine (1786-1857)

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Biography from the article Agustina de Aragón on the English Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.