Representing the different views opposing each other during the Restoration War (1640-1668), Portuguese writers were also talking about the women in their country. As time goes by, the meanings of these images of women change, and they are finally made a part of the specific historical agenda of this period. For our own time, the distinguished makings of the fighter Isabel Pereira, a woman from Ouguela, is discussed here.
Restoration in Portugal; War against Castile; Women Fighters; Nobles and Patriots