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Petra Herrera was a Soldadera, who fought in the Mexican Revolution, initially under the pseudonym “Pedro Herrera”. Petra was an aggressive fighter, who took on leadership roles and responsibilities, commanding a force of 200 men. Upon establishing a strong reputation amongst her peers, Herrera revealed her identity as a woman.
Herrera had an especially notable role in the second battle of Torreón, fighting alongside 400 other women. She further demonstrated her leadership capabilities by forming her own brigade of female soldiers. As acknowledgement of her accomplishments she was made a colonel.
She later served as a spy for the Carrancistas, a northern revolutionary army in Chihuahua, and was in disguise as a bartender in Jiménez when she was fatally shot by a group of drunken men.