Catalina de Medrano | |
|---|---|
| Lady-in-waiting of Queen Isabel I of Castile | |
 Coat of arms of Catalina's father at the Castle of San Gregorio | |
| Born | Catalina de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas Atienza |
| Buried | Convent of San Francisco in Atienza |
| Noble family | House of Medrano |
| Spouse(s) | Hernando de Sandoval y Rojas |
| Father | Diego López de Medrano y Vergara |
| Mother | Magdalena Bravo de Lagunas |
| Occupation | Lady of Queen Isabel of Castile |
Catalina de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas (October 31, 1479 – Atienza, December 2, 1541) was a noblewoman from the important Medrano family in the Kingdom of Castile. Catalina de Medrano was a Lady in the court of Queen Isabel I of Castile and the sister of Luisa de Medrano, famous professor at the University of Salamanca. Catalina and her husband took charge of resuming the construction of the convent and chapel of San Francisco in Atienza, where her mother had already been buried in 1531. Catalina, together with her husband, Hernando de Sandoval y Rojas, participated in the custody, or care, of Queen Juana I in Tordesillas. She is not to be confused with Catalina de Medrano, widow of the conquistador Pedro Barba and wife of the maritime explorer Sebastián Cabot.