page_title: Juanita García Peraza
hierarchical_section_title: Juanita García Peraza
caption_attribution_description: English: Image of Juanita Garcia Peraza "Mita"
context_page_description: Juanita García Peraza, also known as "Mita" was the founder of the "Mita congregation", a spin-off of the Pentecostal church with Puerto Rican origins which is described in Melton's Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Erik Camayd-Freixas, a sociologist considers this group to be a cult. The group had and still has a large following. When Peraza died the Senate of Puerto Rico closed their offices for three days in her honor.
context_section_description: Juanita García Peraza, also known as "Mita" (June 24, 1897 – February 21, 1970) was the founder of the "Mita congregation", a spin-off of the Pentecostal church with Puerto Rican origins which is described in Melton's Encyclopedia of Protestantism. Erik Camayd-Freixas, a sociologist considers this group to be a cult. The group had and still has a large following. When Peraza died the Senate of Puerto Rico closed their offices for three days in her honor.
caption: Peraza was the founder of the only non-Catholic denomination religion of Puerto Rican origin.
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