Raquel Hermida Legenda, Recognized Lawyer for Women Victims of Gender-Based Violence, Died

The woman, born in Cangas de Onís, 1943, graduated in Law from the University of Oviedo and took possession of her first destiny in the fiscal career in 1974, after becoming the first woman in Spain who approved the oppositions Read

She was 63 years old. She had been hospitalized for a heart condition. She represented dozens of victims of gender-based violence, as well as Nahir Galarza and actress Calu Rivero.

The death of renowned lawyer Maria Raquel Hermida Legend generated great shock, especially in those women whom she represented during the last years. Among those who lamented her departure was Calu Rivero, who shared a publication to remember her: “She left my guardian. The guardian of many. She did not arrange for money. I am heartbroken. QEPD Raquel Hermida Legend.”

The news of the death of Raquel Hermida Legenda, on Sunday, May 18, mobilized a large part of the feminist collective that the criminal lawyer was able to represent.The lawyer was 63 years old and dragged a heart disease, and last weekend she was admitted to the CEMIC where she finally died of sepsis, according to Angel de Brito. In her career, the lawyer represented feminist struggles and faced the great powers of the country. In 2020 and 2022 …

The criminal lawyer María Raquel Hermida Legenda, recognized for her defense of women victims of gender-based violence and for having intervened in...

The well-known criminal lawyer María Raquel Hermida Legenda died early this morning at 63 in the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires. She had a heart condition, she was treated at the CEMIC and, according to Infobae, close to the family, she was found dead at about four o'clock in the morning.Alumni from the Argentine Catholic University and with a strong media presence, Hermida Legend was a lawyer in famous cases, always as a defender of women.She …