Leona Vicario

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Leona Vicario was a prominent Mexican independence heroine, journalist, and supporter of the insurgent cause against Spanish rule in the early 19th century.

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Leona Vicario canonical 6

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instanceOf Mexican independence heroine
human
journalist
political activist
activity financed insurgent forces
helped fugitives from royalist persecution
provided intelligence to insurgent leaders
served as courier for insurgent communications
awardReceived Benemérita y Dulcísima Madre de la Patria
burialPlace Mexico City
Rotonda de las Personas Ilustres
citizenship Mexico
commemoratedBy municipality of Leona Vicario in Quintana Roo
statues and monuments in Mexico
street names in various Mexican cities
countryOfBirth Viceroyalty of New Spain
countryOfCitizenshipDuringActivity First Mexican Empire
dateOfBirth 1789-04-10
dateOfDeath 1842-08-21
dateOfMarriage 1813-04-04
era early 19th century
ethnicGroup Criollo
familyName Vicario
father Gaspar Martín Vicario
fullName María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador
givenName Leona
hasRoleIn formation of Mexican national identity
honorificTitle Madre de la Patria
influenced Mexican nationalist memory
languageSpoken Spanish
mannerOfDeath natural causes
memberOf Los Guadalupes
mother Camila Fernández de San Salvador
movement Mexican War of Independence
notableEvent arrest and interrogation by royalist authorities in 1813
escape from custody to join insurgent camp
notableWork Intelligence and courier work for the insurgent army
Support and financing of the insurgent press
occupation independence activist
journalist
political informant
opposedTo Spanish colonial rule in New Spain
placeOfBirth Mexico City
placeOfDeath Mexico City
politicalAlignment pro-independence
religion Roman Catholicism
sexOrGender female
spouse Andrés Quintana Roo
workedFor insurgent cause of Mexican independence

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Coahuila y Tejas capital Leona Vicario
Monument to Independence (El Ángel) in Mexico City containsRemainsOf Leona Vicario
subject surface form: Monument to Independence (El Ángel)
Andrés Quintana Roo spouse Leona Vicario
Andrés Quintana Roo relative Leona Vicario