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Tumacácori National Historical Park
Women of the Pimería Alta
Mission Church

The women of the Pimería Alta made outstanding contributions to the communities they lived in. Unfortunately, most of them were uneducated and could not write, making it difficult to learn much about them. However, as more is learned, new stories will be added to this section of the web site. You can click on any of the above listed women to read what is known about them at this time. Other women of the Pimería Alta, whom you can read about by clicking on the names below, are recorded in the Stories from Mission 2000 as follows:

Cayetana Albizu
Catalina
Gergrudis Gámarra
Ines Tisnado
Luisa Segura
María de los Dolores Burquez
María Emerenciana Romero
María Magdalena Contreras
María Rita Durán
María Soledad Ramirez

Soldado de Cuera  

Did You Know?
That the soldiers of the frontier who protected the missions were known as soldados de cuera, or "soldiers of the leather jacket."

Last Updated: October 18, 2006 at 05:51 EST