Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa / Zaragoza, Spain, 1808, by W. H. Overend. Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa Doménech, a local

Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa / Zaragoza, Spain, 1808, by W. H. Overend. Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa Doménech, a local

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Heroism of the Maid of Saragossa / Zaragoza, Spain, 1808, by W. H. Overend. Agustina Raimunda María Saragossa Doménech, a local woman, came to feed the Spanish soldiers during the Siege of Zaragoza. She inspired them to fight on by manning a cannon and killing several French soldiers. A: March 4, 1786 – May 29, 1857.