Maria Pita
María Mayor Fernández de Cámara y Pita (* 1565 in Sigrás , Cambre , Spain ; † 1643 ), known as María Pita , is seen as a heroine in the defense of La Coruña , northern Spain, against the attack of the English Armada on the Spanish mainland in Venerated in 1589.
history
On May 4, 1589, English forces, already in control of the lower town, broke through the defense of the old town. María Pita was helping her husband defend himself when he was fatally wounded. María Pita is said to have killed an attacking English standard-bearer. It is said that she herself appeared on the wall and shouted: Quen teña honra, que me siga! (Galician: "Whoever has honor, follow me!"). Thereupon the British attack could be pushed back, not least through the participation of other women. This is documented about Inés de Ben , who was treated for two shots received during the siege. The English later gave up the siege and withdrew to their ships. María Pita was born by the Spanish King Philip II . honored and rewarded by granting her a military officer's pension for her husband killed in battle.
Appreciations
- The ship María Pita of the Royal Philanthropic Vaccination Expedition ( La Real Expedición Filantrópica de la Vacuna ) from 1803 was named after her.
- María Pita Museum in La Coruña
- A memorial commemorates her in the Plaza de María Pita in La Coruña. A bronze sculpture by Xosé Castiñeiras depicts María Pita with the spear with which she kills the English ensign while she holds the lifeless body of her husband with the other hand.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Casa-Museo María Pita. Retrieved May 28, 2020 .
- ↑ Maria Pita, una gallega bien plantada , Leyendas urbanas y fábulas
- ↑ El olvido de una heroína coruñesa , El Ideal Gallego, 10 de enero de 2016
literature
- María del Carmen Saavedra Vázquez: María Pita y la defensa de la Coruña en 1589 . Ed .: La Coruña: Galicia editorial, DL 1989. 1989, ISBN 84-505-8441-8 (Spanish).
- María del Carmen Saavedra Vázquez: Guerra, mujeres y movilidad social en la España moderna - el ejemplo de María Pita . In: Xesús Balboa López, Herminia Pernas Oroza (ed.): Entre nós: estudios de arte, xeografía e historia en homenaxe ó profesor Xosé Manuel Pose Antelo . 2001, ISBN 84-8121-969-X , pp. 339-358 (Spanish).
- María del Carmen Saavedra Vázquez: María Pita - una aproximación a su vida ya su tiempo . In: Perillo-Oleiros, La Coruña (ed.): Vía Láctea . 2003, ISBN 84-89444-89-7 (Spanish).
- extensive bibliography on Maria Pita
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pita, María |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mayor Fernández de Cámara y Pita, María (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Spanish female figure, venerated as a heroine in the battle for La Coruña |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1565 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sigrás , Cambre , Spain |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1643 |
| Place of death | Sigrás , Cambre , Spain |