Chipita rodriguez historical marker
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Chipita Rodriguez
Executed by the state of Texas (C.S.A.) in 1863
Chipita Rodriguez | |
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| Born | Josefa Rodriguez (1799-12-30)December 30, 1799 |
| Died | November 13, 1863(1863-11-13) (aged 63) |
| Cause of death | Execution by hanging |
| Nationality | Spanish, Mexican, Tejana, American |
| Other names | Chipita |
| Conviction(s) | Murder (posthumously exonerated) |
| Criminal penalty | Death by hanging |
Josefa "Chipita" Rodriguez (December 30, 1799 – November 13, 1863) was convicted of murder and hanged in San Patricio County, Texas, at the age of 63.
More than a century later, on June 13, 1985, the Texas Legislature passed a resolution noting that Rodriguez did not receive a fair trial. She has been the subject of two operas, numerous books, newspaper articles, and magazine accounts.[1]
Trial and execution
Rodriguez was reportedly born December 30, 1799, in what was then the Spanish province of Nuevo Santander within the Viceroyalty of New