Rafaela López Aguado de Rayón (1754 - 1822) was a Mexican heroine, the mother of the five López Rayón brothers who participated in the Independence War of Mexico, one of which was general Ignacio López Rayón, minister of Miguel Hidalgo. Once her son was captured and sentenced to death, she was offered his life in exchange for her to convince her other sons to lay down their arms. She declined, saying "I prefer a dead son over becoming a traitor to the Homeland."