Chipita Rodriguez

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Chipita Rodriguez
Born	Josefa Rodriguez (1799-12-30)December 30, 1799 San Patricio, Nuevo Santander, Viceroyalty of New Spain, Spanish Empire
Died	November 13, 1863(1863-11-13) (aged 63) San Patricio, Texas, Confederate States
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]