Catalina Suárez Marcaida

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Catalina Suárez Marcaida was the first wife of Spanish conquistador Hernán Cortés, whose controversial death in Cuba preceded Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador
Spanish woman
historical figure
activityStart early 16th century
associatedWith Spanish colonization of the Americas
life of Hernán Cortés
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile
Crown of Castile NERFINISHED
deathCharacterization controversial
historicalContext Spanish conquest of the Americas
knownFrom accounts of Hernán Cortés’s early life
maritalStatus married (until her death)
notableFor being the first wife of Hernán Cortés
her controversial death in Cuba
notableWork conquest of the Aztec Empire
placeOfDeath Cuba
preceded Hernán Cortés’s conquest of the Aztec Empire
spouse Catalina Suárez Marcaida
Hernán Cortés
timePeriod early 16th century

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Hernán Cortés
Hernán Cortés
spouse

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