Macedonia Blas Flores

The punishment in her rural indigenous village included being held down and having chili paste applied to her genitals, causing injury.

[2] The activist, advised by the human rights commission of the state of Hidalgo, filed a criminal complaint against the aggressor, becoming the first indigenous woman to do so.

She traveled to Mexico City and informed members of Congress about her ordeal,[2] a fact that caught the attention of activists and media.

From this, Blas Flores decided to engage more actively in the defense of the rights of women hñañú, which earned her recognition as a candidate for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2005.

This also spurred her to learn to read and write, and perform basic mathematical operations through Instituto Nacional para la Educación de los Adultos.