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María Pita

María Mayor Fernández de Cámara y Pita, known as María Pita, was a heroine in the defense of A Coruña, Galicia, against the English Armada attack, an English attack upon the Spanish mainland in 1589. She was born in Sigrás, a village in Cambre. Wikipedia
Born: 1565, Cambre, Spain
Died: February 21, 1643 (age 78 years), Cambre, Spain
Spouse: Gil Bermúdez de Figueroa (m. 1599–1613), Gregorio Rocamonde (m. 1587–1589), and Juan Alonso de Rois y Galbán (m. 1581–1587)
Known for: Heroine in the defense of Coruña, Galicia