Person

Josefa Ortiz de Domíngue

insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence

b. 1773 CE – d. 1828 CE World The Far West

María Josefa Cresencia Ortiz y Girón, popularly known as Doña Josefa Ortiz de Domínguez or La Corregidora (April 19, 1773 – March 2, 1829) is an insurgent and supporter of the Mexican War of Independence, which fights for independence against Spain, in the early 19th century.

She is married to Miguel Domínguez, corregidor of the city of Querétaro, hence her nickname.