# María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba

> María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba, better known as La Güera Rodríguez was a wealthy Mexican woman who is today considered a heroine of the independence movement. She was a longtime friend of Agustín de Iturbide, a royal army officer who later led the movement in New Spain for independence. In the 1840s, she became friends with Frances Calderón de la Barca, whose published observations of Mexico helped fuel interest in Rodríguez's story.

*Mexican independence activist (1778-1850)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/maria-ignacia-rodriguez-de-velasco-y-osorio-barba

## Identity
- **Country:** Mexico
- **Born:** 1778-11-20
- **Died:** 1850-11-20
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** female

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.7 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.9 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Ignacia_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Velasco)
- [María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Ignacia_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Velasco)
- [La Güera Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_G%C3%BCera_Rodr%C3%ADguez)
- [María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Ignacia_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Velasco_y_Osorio_Barba)
- [María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Ignacia_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Velasco)
- [María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Ignacia_Rodr%C3%ADguez_de_Velasco)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5577511)

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