Rafaela de Herrera y Torreynosa (1742–1805) was the daughter of Lieutenant Colonel Don José de Herrera y Sotomayor (died 1762). She is considered a national heroine of Nicaragua, due to her actions in the defense of the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception during the Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua in 1762.
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6 August 1742 (age 282) Cartagena de Indias, Viceroyalty of New Granada, Spanish Empire
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Zodiac | Leo |
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