María de Jesús Patricio Martínez

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María de Jesús Patricio Martínez, 2017

María de Jesús Patricio Martínez (born December 23, 1963 in Tuxpán ) is a Mexican doctor and the first indigenous presidential candidate for the 2018 presidential election .

María is an ethnic Nahua and human rights activist . She runs a center for traditional Nahua medicine in Tuxpán.

On May 28, 2017, she was nominated by the Congress of Indigenous People ( Congreso Nacional Indígena ). The Zapatista Army of National Liberation supports the candidacy.

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