María de Jesús Patricio Martínez, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

María de Jesús Patricio Martínez

traditional medicine healer and a human rights activist from the Nahua tribe in Mexico

Date of Birth: 23-Dec-1963

Place of Birth: Tuxpan, Jalisco, Mexico

Profession: politician, traditional healer

Nationality: Mexico

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

María de Jesús Patricio Martínez (born 23 December 1963), also known as Marichuy, is a traditional medicine healer and a human rights activist from the Nahua tribe in Mexico.
She was chosen as "representative indigenous spokeswoman" by National Indigenous Congress (CNI) for the 2018 general election, for which she ran as an independent candidate for the Presidency of Mexico.On May 28, 2017, a congress was held in San Cristóbal de Las Casas, Chiapas, where Marichuy was designated by the CNI as the "representative indigenous spokeswoman" by 840 delegates from 60 indigenous communities of Mexico.
The Congress also resolved to choose Marichuy as spokesman for the indigenous peoples of Mexico in the 2018 general election.
Media reported that Patricio Martínez is the first indigenous woman to run for the Presidency of Mexico.