María Pita
María Pita | |
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Monument to María Pita, A Coruña | |
| Born | María Mayor Fernández de Cámara y Pita 1565 Santiago de Sigrás, Cambre |
| Died | 21 February 1643 (aged 77–78) |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Known for | Heroine in the defense of Coruña, Galicia |
María Mayor Fernández de Cámara y Pita (1565 – 21 February 1643), known as María Pita, was a heroine in the defense of A Coruña, Galicia (northern Spain), against the English Armada attack, an English attack upon the Spanish mainland in 1589. She was born in Sigrás, a village in Cambre, Spain.