Maria Pita - Spanish heroine
Maria Pita (Maria Mayor Fernandez de Camara y Pita) (1565-1643). Spanish heroine. Philip II awarded her the rank of ensign for the defense of Corunna against the attack of the English Armada in 1589, commanded by Francis Drake. Document on the complaint filed by Maria Pita against the stonemason Pedro Soto for revile (1618). Detail. From the Archive of the Kingdom of Galicia. Maria Pita House Museum. Corunna, Galicia, Spain
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13752072
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47831723
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2362px x 3699px
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© Thaliastock / Mary Evans
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Maria Pita House Museum. Corunn - Thaliastock
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