María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba
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María Ignacia Javiera Rafaela Agustina Feliciana Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba Jimenez Bello De Pereyra Hernandez de Cordoba Salas Solano Garfias, known as la Güera Rodríguez (The Fair Rodríguez) (1778, Mexico City
—1851, Mexico City) was a Criolla
figure in the society of Mexico City, and a proponent of Mexican independence from Spain.
Through the intercession of Viceroy Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, she married José Jerónimo López de Peralta de Villar Villamil in September 1794. Eleven years later he died.
She was a proponent of independence, and for this reason was summoned before the tribunal of the Inquisition
. After her hearing, Viceroy Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
exiled her to Querétaro
for a short time.
She was a good friend of Agustín de Iturbide
, future emperor of Mexico, and an admirer of the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt
. The image of the Virgin on the right of the main altar of the church of La Profesa
sculpted by the famous artist Manuel Tolsá
is said to be her likeness.
She contracted a second marriage with Mariano de Briones, and a third one with Manual Elizalde. The last years of her life were dedicated to piety, in the Third Order of Franciscans. After her death, Elizalde became a priest.
Artemio del Valle Arizpe wrote a fictionalized biography of her life, La Güera Rodríguez (1949).
Fanny Cano
appeared as La Güera Rodríguez in a 1978 Mexican movie of that title.
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
—1851, Mexico City) was a Criolla
Criollo people
The Criollo class ranked below that of the Iberian Peninsulares, the high-born permanent residence colonists born in Spain. But Criollos were higher status/rank than all other castes—people of mixed descent, Amerindians, and enslaved Africans...
figure in the society of Mexico City, and a proponent of Mexican independence from Spain.
Through the intercession of Viceroy Juan Vicente de Güemes, 2nd Count of Revillagigedo, she married José Jerónimo López de Peralta de Villar Villamil in September 1794. Eleven years later he died.
She was a proponent of independence, and for this reason was summoned before the tribunal of the Inquisition
Inquisition
The Inquisition, Inquisitio Haereticae Pravitatis , was the "fight against heretics" by several institutions within the justice-system of the Roman Catholic Church. It started in the 12th century, with the introduction of torture in the persecution of heresy...
. After her hearing, Viceroy Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont
Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont was bishop of Mexico and, from July 19, 1809 to May 8, 1810, viceroy of New Spain.-Ecclesiastical career:...
exiled her to Querétaro
Querétaro
Querétaro officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Querétaro de Arteaga is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 18 municipalities and its capital city is Santiago de Querétaro....
for a short time.
She was a good friend of Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Aramburu , also known as Augustine I of Mexico, was a Mexican army general who built a successful political and military coalition that was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the Mexican War of Independence...
, future emperor of Mexico, and an admirer of the German naturalist and explorer Alexander von Humboldt
Alexander von Humboldt
Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander Freiherr von Humboldt was a German naturalist and explorer, and the younger brother of the Prussian minister, philosopher and linguist Wilhelm von Humboldt...
. The image of the Virgin on the right of the main altar of the church of La Profesa
Temple of San Felipe Neri "La Profesa"
The Temple of San Felipe Neri, commonly known as "La Profesa" , is a Roman Catholic parish church that was established by the Society of Jesus late in the 16th century as the church of a community of professed Jesuits...
sculpted by the famous artist Manuel Tolsá
Manuel Tolsá
Manuel Tolsá was a prolific Neoclassical architect and sculptor in Spain and Mexico.-Biography:...
is said to be her likeness.
She contracted a second marriage with Mariano de Briones, and a third one with Manual Elizalde. The last years of her life were dedicated to piety, in the Third Order of Franciscans. After her death, Elizalde became a priest.
Artemio del Valle Arizpe wrote a fictionalized biography of her life, La Güera Rodríguez (1949).
Fanny Cano
Fanny Cano
Fanny Cano , born Fanny Cano Damián, was a well-known Mexican actress and producer.-Death:Cano died on December 7, 1983 in an airplane accident in Madrid, Spain. Her flight was an Aviaco DC-9 which landed at the same time as an Iberia Airlines Boeing 727. The aircraft collided with each other on...
appeared as La Güera Rodríguez in a 1978 Mexican movie of that title.