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'''Maria Ursula d'Abreu e Lencastro''' (born in [[Rio de Janeiro]] 1682 – fl. 1714) was a Portuguese corporal. |
'''Maria Ursula d'Abreu e Lencastro''' (born in [[Rio de Janeiro]], [[Colonial Brazil|Portuguese colony of Brazil]], 1682 – fl. 1714) was a Portuguese corporal. |
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In 1700, the year in which she completed eighteen years old, she left the house of her father and headed to [[Lisbon]], the capital of the [[Portuguese Empire]]. Her idea was to live the adventures of Cavalry and Crusades that she had read from books, adventures that were forbiden to the women of her time. When she arrived at Lisbon, she enlisted herself as a soldier, with the false name of Baltasar do Couto Cardoso. |
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She served in the [[Portuguese army]] in [[Portuguese India]] dressed as a man in 1700-1712. She participated in the conquest of the fortress at [[Ambon Island|Amboina]] and was decorated for her service by the king [[John V of Portugal]] in 1714. |
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Revision as of 00:21, 14 October 2013
Maria Ursula d'Abreu e Lencastro (born in Rio de Janeiro, Portuguese colony of Brazil, 1682 – fl. 1714) was a Portuguese corporal.
In 1700, the year in which she completed eighteen years old, she left the house of her father and headed to Lisbon, the capital of the Portuguese Empire. Her idea was to live the adventures of Cavalry and Crusades that she had read from books, adventures that were forbiden to the women of her time. When she arrived at Lisbon, she enlisted herself as a soldier, with the false name of Baltasar do Couto Cardoso.
She served in the Portuguese army in Portuguese India dressed as a man in 1700-1712. She participated in the conquest of the fortress at Amboina and was decorated for her service by the king John V of Portugal in 1714.