Ignacio Morales Morales

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Ignacio Morales Morales
Nickname(s)El Martír
BornIgnacio Fernando Morales y Morales
September 1960
Guazapa, Zapatista, Creeperopolis
Died15 May 1988(1988-05-15) (aged 27)
Tuxtla Martínez–Panachor Maximum Correctional Facility, Tuxtla MartínezPanachor, Zapatista, Creeperopolis
Personal details
ParentsJosé Fabián Morales y Huerta
Nicolasa María Morales y Ureña
AffiliationsMara Salvatrucha
Citizenship Creeperopolis
ReligionCreeperian Catholicism
TMP19830030
Imprisoned18 January 1983
Convicted of
  • Murder (x5)
  • Extortion
Sentence5 life sentences
Prisoner typeMara member
StatusDeceased
Manner of deathKilled in action
Saint

Ignacio Morales Morales
Martyr
Venerated inMara Salvatrucha
Canonizedlate-1980s, Creeperopolis
Feast15 May
PatronageMembers of Mara Salvatrucha, prisoners

Ignacio Fernando Morales y Morales (September 1960 – 15 May 1988) was a Creeperian convicted murderer and member of Mara Salvatrucha who is most well known for his leadership during the Battle of Tuxtla Martínez–Panachor of May 1988, where thousands of prisoners of the Tuxtla Martínez–Panachor Maximum Correctional Facility rioted and attempted to escape. Morales Morales was killed in action in the closing days of the battle, and since his death, he has been revered by Mara Salvatrucha as a saint and martyr.