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A Woman to Know: Manuela Sáenz

A Woman to Know: Manuela Sáenz

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Mar 27, 2017
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We are going to unite the remains of our liberator with the remains of his immortal companion. — Elías Jaua

(image via Wikimedia Commons)


They called her "the liberator of the liberator." But they also called her "the most famous harlot in the Americas."

Scandal after scandal after scandal rocked Manuela's young life. As the bastard daughter of a promi…

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