Rita Pérez de Moreno
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| Born | María Rita de la Trinidad Pérez Jiménez 23 May 1779 Cañada del Cura, San Juan de los Lagos, Viceroyalty of New Spain |
| Died | 27 August 1861 (aged 82) |
| Resting place | Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres |
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María Rita de la Trinidad Pérez Jiménez (23 May 1779 – 27 August 1861),[1][2] commonly known as Doña Rita Pérez de Moreno, was an insurgent and heroine of the Mexican War of Independence, along with her husband Pedro Moreno.[3]
Early life
Pérez de Moreno was born on the hacienda of Cañada del Cura, in the jurisdiction of San Juan de los Lagos, Viceroyalty of New Spain (present-day Mexico), to Don José María Pérez and his second wife, Doña Rafaela Jiménez.[2][4] Of Spanish descent,[2] her family was well-off and respected among the local community.[3]
Family
Pérez de Moreno married Pedro Moreno, a landowner from Santa María de los Lagos (present-day Lagos de Moreno), on 1 May 1799 in San Juan de los Lagos.[4] They had the following children:
- José Luis Esteban Moreno Pérez (born 1803)
- Josefa de los Dolores Moreno Pérez (born 1805)
- María Josefa Marcelina Moreno Pérez (born 1807)
- José María de Jesús Moreno Pérez (born 1810)
- María Luisa Moreno Pérez (born 1811)
- María Guadalupe Lucía Moreno Pérez (born 1812)
- Prudencia Moreno Pérez
- Severiano Moreno Pérez
Later years and death
Due to her participation in the insurgency, Pérez de Moreno was made a prisoner for several years until Viceroy Juan Ruiz de Apodaca granted her freedom.[4] She lived the rest of her life in the house she inherited from her parents in San Juan de los Lagos.[3] She died of edema (hidropesía in Spanish) on 27 August 1861,[1] at the age of 82, and was buried the following day in the cemetery of San Juan de los Lagos.[3]
See also
References
- ^ a b "San Juan de los Lagos - Defunciones 1859-1865, image 129 of 512". FamilySearch. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "San Juan de los Lagos - Bautismos de hijos legítimos 1774-1784, image 336 of 648". FamilySearch. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b c d "Comarcas - Doña Rita Pérez de Moreno". El Occidental. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
- ^ a b c "Pérez de Moreno, Rita". Portal del Bicentenario Independencia - Centenario Revolución. Archived from the original on 30 June 2012. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
Bibliography
- Rivera de la Torre, Antonio (1917). "Penalidades de doña Rita Pérez de Moreno" (PDF). Francisco Javier Mina y Pedro Moreno: caudillos libertadores. Editorial de la Dirección General de Educación Pública. pp. 165–174.