Biography Of Josefa Ortiz De Domínguez

Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez She was born in the capital of New Spain on April 19, 1773 and died on March 2, 1829. Her real name was María Josefa Crescencia Ortiz Téllez - Girón.

Her parents were Don Pedro Ortiz and Doña Manuela. She being the daughter of Spaniards, but she was born in Valladolid, so she was of the Creole caste. Unfortunately her father was the victim of a murder while he was working. She being a very young girl, so in a short time, she too is orphaned of a mother. She remains in the care of María Sotero Ortiz, so she always supports Josefa Ortiz, to continue her studies. She entered the Colegio de las Vizcainas in Mexico City. Already older, she falls in love with Miguel Domínguez, because he regularly visited the school, back in the year 1791.

By 1802, thanks to her work and her good relations with the Viceroy of New Spain, Don Miguel Domínguez, she granted him the post of Corregidor of Santiago de Querétaro.

Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez she was part of the insurgents. So she is identified as "the mother of the country."

According to the history of Mexico, Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez is recognized as a person who, by intervening, was vital to her participation in the beginning of the struggle for the independence of Mexico, who led the baton, the priest Miguel Hidalgo and Rib.

She was then an active part of the conspiracy for the sake of independence from Querétaro. She had also experienced the scorn of the Spaniards, who called them “gachupines” by way of scorn.

Sympathizer and active member of the Creole community who felt rejected and despised by the peninsular, organized themselves into groups of people Literatures where, they talked about what was happening in the old continent with respect to the ideals of the enlightenment, at that time almost demonized by the church catholic.

In such a way that Mrs. Josefa Within her marriage, she was the one who took the initiative to support this group of liberal ideas and later took charge of convincing her husband, Don Miguel Domínguez, to join.

They organized to take up arms in October 1810, but news that reached the Viceroy and later the insurgents found out that the Viceroyalty was already aware of her plans. Don Miguel Domínguez, received orders for military troops to enter house to house and capture those characters who were plotting against the Spanish kingdom. Therefore, the Corregidor to protect her wife, hid her very well.

So the Corregidora Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez, he immediately sent notice to the other insurgent members to prepare against the viceroyalty attack. Without caring about the consequences for his actions.
That is why on September 16, 1810, all the insurgency plans were advanced.

It should be noted that she Corregidora Josefa Ortiz de Domínguezher, if she was arrested, but soon after released by negotiations.

Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez he dies, due to pleurisy.