inherited his fortune. She married again, this time with Manuel de Elizalde with whom she remained until his death. Manuel de Elizalde on the death of María Ignacia embraced priestly life. María Ignacia, supported the insurgent cause with her money and relationships, being even accused of heresy for defending independence and for having maintained a deal with the priest Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, and brought before the court of the Holy Inquisition, on March 22, 1811, where Juan also accused him Sáenz de Mañozca, inclined to adultery. After her hearing, Viceroy Francisco Javier de Lizana y Beaumont exiled her to Querétaro for a short time. The charges were dropped for lack of evidence, after María Ignacia argued in her defense, bringing out the morality and sexual orientation of the inquisitor. She had a sentimental relationship with Agustín de Iturbide, future emperor of Mexico, over whom she had great political influence. Her relationships allowed her to have access to confidential documents of the time, such as the letter that Fernando VII sent to Viceroy Apodaca in In 1820, proposing to find a popular man with influence over the army to make deals with the insurgents, from which the principles of the Plan of Iguala were derived. María Ignacia suggested that Iturbide could be that man. Controversy The participation of María Ignacia Rodríguez in the consummation of the Independence of Mexico has been a very controversial issue. According to some sources, he supported Agustín de Iturbide in carrying out the plan for the national freedom of the Mexican people. Artemio del Valle Arizpe argues that "on September 27, 1821, the Trigarante Army made its showy triumphal entry into Mexico [...] The race that the Liberation Army was going to follow would be from Tlaxpana through San Padre, to pass in front of the Viceregal Palace, but Iturbide diverted the column along Profesa street where the house of Doña María Ignacia was located. Rodríguez de Velasco, so that she would witness the parade and see him very arrogant at the head of his undefeated troops". This demonstrated the relationship between Agustín and "La Güera", who influenced, too much, the political vision of the first emperor of Mexico. Her work was not only related to Independence and support for the insurgents, but also for being a transgressor of female duty. References "Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba, María Ignacia", Enciclopedia de México, v. 12.