# Manuela Medina

> Manuela Medina was a woman who fought on the forefront of combat during the Mexican War of Independence. She was a Native American from Texcoco. Medina served under the patriot leader and priest José María Morelos initially as a recruiter but later leading troops into battle. She fought in actions throughout 1812 and 1813 and continued to fight even after the capture and execution of Morelos. She was wounded in action in 1820; paralysed, she eventually died of these wounds in 1822.

*Mexican*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/manuela-medina

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Born:** 1780
- **Died:** 1822
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Manuela Medina was a woman who fought on the forefront of combat during the Mexican War of Independence. She was a Native American from Texcoco. Medina served under the patriot leader and priest José María Morelos initially as a recruiter but later leading troops into battle. She fought in actions throughout 1812 and 1813 and continued to fight even after the capture and execution of Morelos. She was wounded in action in 1820; paralysed, she eventually died of these wounds in 1822.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 50.6
- **Momentum:** 10.0

## Sources
- [Manuela Medina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuela_Medina)
- [Manuela Molina](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuela_Molina)
- [مانويلا مدينا](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%85%D8%A7%D9%86%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7_%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A7)
- [Manuela Medina](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuela_Medina)
- [Manuela Medina](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuela_Medina)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5940795)

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