Rita Pérez de Moreno

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]

Rita Pérez de Moreno
Statue of Pérez de Moreno in the Rotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres in Guadalajara, Jalisco
Born
María Rita de la Trinidad Pérez Jiménez

(1779-05-23)23 May 1779
Cañada del Cura, San Juan de los Lagos, Viceroyalty of New Spain
Died27 August 1861(1861-08-27) (aged 82)
San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco, Mexico
Resting placeRotonda de los Jaliscienses Ilustres
Spouse(s)
(
m. 1799⁠–⁠1817)
Children
  • José Luis Esteban
  • Josefa de los Dolores
  • María Josefa Marcelina
  • José María de Jesús
  • María Luisa
  • María Guadalupe Lucía
  • Prudencia
  • Severiano

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]

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See also

References
  1. "San Juan de los Lagos - Defunciones 1859-1865, image 129 of 512". FamilySearch. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  2. "San Juan de los Lagos - Bautismos de hijos legítimos 1774-1784, image 336 of 648". FamilySearch. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  3. "Comarcas - Doña Rita Pérez de Moreno". El Occidental. 24 August 2010. Retrieved 12 November 2013.
  4. "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.
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