Leona Vicario
Mexican spy
Died when: 53 years 136 days (640 months)Star Sign: Aries
María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario (April 10, 1789 – August 21, 1842), 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.
Vicario has been given the title "Distinguished and Beloved Mother of the Homeland" by the Congress of the Union.Her name is inscribed in gold in the Mural of Honor in the lower house of the Mexican Congress. 2020 was declared the "Year of Leona Vicario, Benemérita (Praiseworthy) Madre (Mother) de la Patria (of the Motherland).