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Margarida Borràs

1401 – 1460

15th-century Valencian transgender woman

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About Margarida Borràs

Lived 1401 – 1460 (aged 58–59).

Margarida Borràs is the assumed name of a transgender woman executed under anti-sodomy laws in Valencia in 1460. The case has become an icon of LGBT rights in Valencia since 1995, when it was discussed by Vicent Josep Escartí, professor at the University of Valencia and the Margarida Borràs Award was created for "persons and institutions that stand out in the defense of LGBT-rights and against all discrimination on the ground of sexuality or gender". In January 2016, a square in Valencia was named after her.

Margarida Borràs was born Miquel as the son of a wealthy official from Mallorca. She changed her name to Margarida and dressed and lived as a woman in Valencia. Borràs was arrested, subjected to torture, and executed by hanging on 28 July 1460.

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Important facts

Born
1401, Mallorca
Birth century
Nationality
Kingdom of Valencia

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Margarida Borràs's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Margarida Borràs?

15th-century Valencian transgender woman

When was Margarida Borràs born?

Margarida Borràs was born in 1401 in Mallorca.

When did Margarida Borràs die?

Margarida Borràs died on 28 July 1460 in Valencia.

What nationality was Margarida Borràs?

Margarida Borràs's recorded nationality: Kingdom of Valencia.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Margarida Borràs

· Wikidata: Q22117483

· DBpedia: Margarida Borràs

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