Margarida Luísa Cabral de Melo | |
|---|---|
| Fidalga of the Royal House of Portugal.[1] | |
| Born | 1570 Santa Maria Island, Azores, Kingdom of Portugal |
| Died | 1631 Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru |
| Buried | Iglesia de la Merced |
| Noble family | Cabral-Melo Coutinho |
| Spouse(s) | Amador Vaz de Alpoim |
| Father | Matias Nunes Cabral |
| Mother | Maria Simões de Melo |
| Occupation | landowner |
Margarida Cabral de Melo (1570–1631) was a Portuguese noblewoman related to the discoverer of Brazil Pedro Álvares Cabral.[2] In 1599 she settled with her husband and children in Buenos Aires.[3] She was one of the most distinguished women in the Río de la Plata, in the early 17th century, owned of luxury homes, farms and vineyards.[4]
Her family belonged to illustrious Portuguese lineages, including her royal ancestry through her great-great-grandmother, Dona Beatriz de Meneses, 2nd Countess of Loulé. She and her husband were the ancestors of Argentine politicians and military, among them Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, President of the Argentine Republic between 1922 and 1928.[5]