Concepción Ramírez

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Concepción Ramírez (born March 8, 1942 in Santiago Atitlán ; † September 10, 2021 ibid) was an indigenous woman of the Tz'utujil ethnic group from Guatemala . She was best known for her face on the 25 centavos coin of the Guatemalan Quetzal .

biography

Concepción Ramírez was born on March 8, 1942 in the canton of Tzanjuyú. Her father was a Protestant preacher and her mother taught her traditional handicrafts at home. In 1965 she married Miguel Ángel Reanda Sicay. The couple had six children.

Your appearance on the coin

Monument to Concepción Ramírez

In 1959, a commission was appointed to select and photograph the most beautiful indigenous woman. Ramírez was then 17 years old and was selected to appear on the 25 centavos coin . The portrait was taken by the photographer Alfredo Gálvez Suárez. Since the coin is popularly referred to as “choca”, Ramírez is often called “chonita”.

In 2019, the park was redesigned by Santiago Atitlán and in this context a monument to Ramírez was erected. It is an image of the 25 centavos coin with a diameter of about one meter. The Plaza Concepción in Santiago Atitlán is also named after her.

activism

Ramírez's family was also affected by the Guatemalan civil war . Her father was tortured to death along with 27 other people on January 7, 1980. Her husband was also murdered along with three other people on May 22, 1990 in connection with a great wave of political violence. Ramírez therefore spoke out very openly against state violence, and in 2007 she laid a "Peace Rose" in the National Palace of Culture.

In addition, Ramírez was considered a representative of the Tz'utujil and campaigned for the preservation of indigenous traditions, culture and language.

In 2018, Ramírez was awarded a state pension for her service to the Guatemalan people.

She received the Order of Municipal of the Empire of the Tz'utujil in 2019.

Web links

Commons : Concepción Ramírez  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Fallce en Santiago Atitlán Concepción Ramírez, el rostro de la moneda de Q0.25. In: prensalibre.com. September 10, 2021, accessed September 11, 2021 (Spanish).
  2. ↑ Cultura ElSancarlistaU: Doña Concepcion Ramirez, el rostro de la moneda de 25 centavos. In: ESU. August 2, 2018, accessed April 16, 2020 (European Spanish).
  3. ↑ Chonita, el rostro de la moneda de 25 centavos - Prensa Libre. Retrieved April 16, 2020 (es-GT).
  4. ^ Concepción Ramírez, rostro de la moneda de 25 centavos. In: Santa Cruz Barillas. November 19, 2019, accessed April 16, 2020 (Spanish).
  5. ^ Concepción Ramírez, representante de la cultura Tz'utujil. Retrieved April 16, 2020 (Spanish).
  6. ^ Concepción Ramírez, imagen de moneda de 25 centavos, recibirá pensión vitalicia - Prensa Libre. Retrieved April 16, 2020 (es-GT).
personal data
SURNAME Ramírez, Concepción
SHORT DESCRIPTION Guatemalan indigenous woman of the Tz'utujil ethnic group
BIRTH DATE March 8, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Atitlan
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 2021
PLACE OF DEATH Santiago Atitlan