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Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (*Santiago de Chile, 1604 - † 1665) was an aristocratic 17th century Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
an landowner, nicknamed La Quintrala because of her flaming red hair. During Chile's colonial period
Kingdom of Chile

The Kingdom of Chile or Realm of Chile , also known as the General Captaincy of Chile , was an administrative territory of the Viceroyalty of Peru in the Spanish Empire from 1541 to 1818, the year in which it declared itself independent, becoming the Republic of Chile....
, she was noted for her extreme cruelty to their inquils (tenants), accused and tried for over 40 murders, becoming an icon of colonial abuse and oppression. She died in Santiago at the age of about 60. Her figure still lives in Chilean popular culture as the epitome of the perverse and abusive woman, as well as the oppression of Spanish
Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in world history, and one of the first global empires. It included territories and colonies ruled by Spain in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania between the 15th and late 19th centuries....
 rule.

Another example similar to La Quintrala is Darya Saltykova
Darya Saltykova

Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was a serial killer.Saltykova was a young noblewoman from Moscow who became notorious for torture and killing over 100 of her serfdom, mostly women and girls....
 in 18th century Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
.

Danish composer Lars Graugaard composed an opera based on her.






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Catalina de los Ríos y Lisperguer (*Santiago de Chile, 1604 - † 1665) was an aristocratic 17th century Chile
Chile

Chile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long and narrow coastal strip wedged between the Andes mountains and the Pacific Ocean....
an landowner, nicknamed La Quintrala because of her flaming red hair. During Chile's colonial period
Kingdom of Chile

The Kingdom of Chile or Realm of Chile , also known as the General Captaincy of Chile , was an administrative territory of the Viceroyalty of Peru in the Spanish Empire from 1541 to 1818, the year in which it declared itself independent, becoming the Republic of Chile....
, she was noted for her extreme cruelty to their inquils (tenants), accused and tried for over 40 murders, becoming an icon of colonial abuse and oppression. She died in Santiago at the age of about 60. Her figure still lives in Chilean popular culture as the epitome of the perverse and abusive woman, as well as the oppression of Spanish
Spanish Empire

The Spanish Empire was one of the largest empires in world history, and one of the first global empires. It included territories and colonies ruled by Spain in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia and Oceania between the 15th and late 19th centuries....
 rule.

Another example similar to La Quintrala is Darya Saltykova
Darya Saltykova

Darya Nikolayevna Saltykova was a serial killer.Saltykova was a young noblewoman from Moscow who became notorious for torture and killing over 100 of her serfdom, mostly women and girls....
 in 18th century Russia
Russia

Russia , or the Russian Federation , is a list of countries spanning more than one continent country extending over much of northern Eurasia....
.

Danish composer Lars Graugaard composed an opera based on her. Graugaard's opera La Quintrala for 5 singers and interactive computer was premiered September 2, 2004 in Copenhagen
Copenhagen

Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
.

See also

  • History of Chile
    History of Chile

    This is the history of Chile. See also the history of South America and the history of present-day nations and states....
  • Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna
    Benjamín Vicuña Mackenna

    Benjam?n Vicu?a Mackenna was a Chilean writer, journalist, historian and politician....
    , author of Los Lisperguer y La Quintrala (1877)


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