In his famous chronicle from 1555, Olaus Magnus briefly note that during the defense of Kalmar, the female inhabitants of the city participated in the defense as bravely as did the men.[13] 1520: Barbro Stigsdotter helps the Swedish rebel and future King Gustav Vasa to escape capture by the Danes and are therefore hailed as a war heroine in Sweden.[14] 1521: Maria Pacheco Padilla defends the city of Toledo, Spain for six months after her husband falls in battle.[15] 1521–1523: Abbess Anna Leuhusen participates in the secret traffic in and out of the city of Stockholm during the Swedish War of Liberation.[16] 1530–1599: Abbakka, a ruler of Tulu Nadu in India fights the Portuguese army.[citation needed] 1536–1573: Reign of Amina, ruler of the Hausa empire in Niger. She personally led an army of over 20,000 soldiers.[citation needed] 1539–1540: Gaitana of the Paez leads the indigenous people of Columbia in armed resistance against the Spanish.[17] 1541: Inés de Suárez, who came to the Americas to search her husband, fought with Pedro de Valdivia in Chile.[citation needed] 1541: Gaspar de Carvajal, a Dominican monk, reports being attacked by a band of armed women while travelling in Brazil.[citation needed] 1543: According to legend, Catherine Ségurane defends the city of Nice, France.[citation needed] 1545, February 12: Scottish women fight in the Battle of Ancrum Moor.