Medalla De Plata? Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico Baptismo

I was going through defunto records of Huejuquilla El Alto, Jalisco, Mexico and ran across this one of "Antonio Lopez" 71 years of age of Rancho San Rafael, "murio de dehidrofecia" I don't know that that means.

But it also says he left someone a "medalla de plata" I wonder what is that? Medal of honor made of silver?

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