Mercedes Barcha

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Mercedes Barcha was the longtime wife and muse of Nobel Prize–winning author Gabriel García Márquez, known for her steadfast support throughout his literary career.

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Mercedes Barcha canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human
ageAtDeath 87
associatedWith Latin American Boom
magical realism
burialPlace Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
causeOfDeath respiratory failure
countryOfCitizenship Colombia
dateOfBirth 1932-11-06
dateOfDeath 2020-08-15
describedAs pillar of stability in Gabriel García Márquez’s life
steadfast supporter of Gabriel García Márquez
educatedAt Colegio La Presentación (Magangué)
ethnicGroup Colombians
familyName Barcha
givenName Mercedes
hasChild Gonzalo García Barcha
Rodrigo García
hasRelative Gabriel Eligio García
Luisa Santiaga Márquez
honoredIn obituaries in major international newspapers
inspired elements of several female characters in García Márquez’s fiction
elements of the character Mercedes in "Love in the Time of Cholera"
knownFor inspiring aspects of characters in Gabriel García Márquez’s works
languageSpoken Spanish
marriageStart 1958
metSpouseAt Sucre, Colombia
name Mercedes Barcha self-link
nationality Colombian
notableFor being the longtime wife of Gabriel García Márquez
supporting Gabriel García Márquez’s literary career
notableWork support of the writing of "One Hundred Years of Solitude"
occupation muse
parent Mercedes Barcha self-linksurface differs
Mercedes Barcha self-linksurface differs
partOf García Márquez family
placeOfBirth Magangué, Bolívar, Colombia
placeOfDeath Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Barranquilla
surface form: Barranquilla, Colombia

Bogotá
surface form: Bogotá, Colombia

Mexico City
surface form: Mexico City, Mexico
sexOrGender female
spouse Gabriel García Márquez
Mercedes Barcha self-linksurface differs
supportedCreativeWork One Hundred Years of Solitude
surface form: Cien años de soledad

Chronicle of a Death Foretold
surface form: Crónica de una muerte anunciada

Love in the Time of Cholera
surface form: El amor en los tiempos del cólera

El otoño del patriarca

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Gabriel García Márquez spouse Mercedes Barcha
Mercedes Barcha name Mercedes Barcha self-link
Mercedes Barcha spouse Mercedes Barcha self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Gabriel García Márquez
Mercedes Barcha parent Mercedes Barcha self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Rodrigo García
Mercedes Barcha parent Mercedes Barcha self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Gonzalo García Barcha
Gabo refersToPersonSpouse Mercedes Barcha
Barcha usedBy Mercedes Barcha
Barcha spouse Mercedes Barcha
subject surface form: Gabriel García Márquez
Barcha hasNotableBearer Mercedes Barcha
Magangué, Bolívar, Colombia hasNotablePerson Mercedes Barcha
subject surface form: Magangué
García Márquez family notableMember Mercedes Barcha
Gonzalo García Barcha mother Mercedes Barcha
Gonzalo García Barcha hasRelative Mercedes Barcha