Maria Martinez de Nisser
Born: 6 December, 1812
Died: 18 September, 1872
In 1841, during the War of the Supreme, Maria Martinez de Nisser and her husband energetically supported the forces of the constitutional government which faced the rebellion of Colonel Salvador Cordoba in Antioquia. Maria joined, together with her father and two brothers, the constitutional army of Braulio Henao. On May 5, 1841 she was in the government ranks at the battle of Salamina and marched with the troops in whose actions she attended fearlessly with spear in hand encouraging the combatants with her word and example. Her diary gave insight on the events leading up to the battle and afterwards as a historical writing. She was a heroine as well as a writer.
Si me pongo a reflexionar sobre la conducta de Córdova y sobre los motivos
que ha tenido para armarse contra el poder actual, el poder que es el legítimo,
y aquel mismo que le correspondió del modo más público y notorio, digo: que
ingratitud más grande no se verá nunca en el mundo; pues se le pudiera perdonar
si se quedaba en inactitud contra, o a favor de un gobierno que, en nombre de
la nación, le había colmado con tantos bienes; pero ¡haciéndose cabecilla para
destruirlo...!
Sucesos de la Revolucion (1843)