Ana María Campos

Ana María de Campos y Cubillán de Fuentes (; April 2, 1796 – October 17, 1828) was a resistance fighter in the Venezuelan War of Independence. She was given the honor of "heroine", and is known as a "warrior" and a "martyr".

She came from one of the most aristocratic families in the region, and received the limited education that was traditional for women in such families, which was primarily restricted to the study of Catholicism. Despite this, she became learned in the arts of society and even in the chivalric code, becoming "known as an accomplished Amazona". One of the pieces of evidence given was something she said in one of the secret meetings: "Si Morales no capitula, monda!" — in the vernacular of the time, "If Morales does not surrender, he dies".

Legacy Numerous sites in Maracaibo are named for Ana María, including a street, a public square, and a petrochemical complex. A monument in the public square bearing her name depicts Ana María riding topless on a donkey as a man wields a whip behind her.

In areas of Zulia, the state of Ana María's birth, the bicentennial of her birth was celebrated with a large festival. There was also a push to create more biographies of her at this time, and the Ana María Campos Orchestra was formed.