Andrés Eligio Quintana Roo was a Mexican liberal politician, lawyer, and author. He was the husband of fellow independence activist Leona Vicario.
Andrés Quintana Roo
A statue of father Velázquez in Mérida commemorating the Sanjuanista movement
The interior of the Real y Pontifica Universidad de Nueva España during the 19th century
Illustration of a young Leona Vicario
María de la Soledad Leona Camila Vicario Fernández de San Salvador, best known as Leona Vicario, was one of the most prominent figures of the Mexican War of Independence. She was dedicated to informing insurgents of movements in her home Mexico City, the capital of the viceroyalty. She was a member of Los Guadalupes, one of the earliest independence movements in New Spain. She financed the rebellion with her large fortune. She was one of the first female journalists in Mexico. Driven by strong feminist beliefs, she took many risks and sacrificed much wealth in the name of liberation.
Statue of Leona Vicario located at a plaza on the corner of Republica de Brasil and Republica de Nicaragua in the historic center of Mexico City.