María de las Mercedes, often shortened to simply Mercedes, is a Spanish given name. It refers to the Virgin of Mercy (Spanish: La Virgen de la Merced or Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes), one of the titles of Mary.
Notable people with this given name include:
Mercedes of Orléans (Maria de las Mercedes of Orléans), (1860 – 1878) was Queen of Spain Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1910–2000) María de las Mercedes, Princess of Asturias (María de las Mercedes de Borbón y Habsburgo-Lorena) (1880–1904) Maria de las Mercedes of Bavaria and Bourbon (1911–1953) María de las Mercedes Barbudo (1773–1849), Puerto Rican political activist, the first woman Independentista in the island María de las Mercedes Adam de Aróstegui (1873–1957) Maria de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo (1789–1852)
Dominican Republic The Feast of the Our Lady of Mercedes of is a national holiday on September 24 in the Dominican Republic.
See also María Mercedes (disambiguation)
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