Leona Vicario
Leona Vicario
María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario, was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence. She was dedicated to informing insurgents of movements in her home Mexico City, the capital of the viceroyalty. She was a member of Los Guadalupes, one of the earliest independence movements in New Spain. She financed the rebellion with her large fortune. She was one of the first female journalists in Mexico. Driven by strong feminist beliefs, she took many risks and sacrificed much wealth in the name of liberation.
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María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San salvador torres
Date of Birth
April 10th, 1789
Age
235
Birth Place
Mexico
Date of Death
August 21st, 1842
Died Aged
53
Star Sign
Aries
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