Inés Suárez

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Inés Suárez was a 16th-century Spanish conquistadora best known for her pivotal role in the conquest and early defense of Chile, and for inspiring Isabel Allende’s historical novel "Inés of My Soul."

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Inés Suárez canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Spanish conquistador ⓘ
human ⓘ
associatedWith Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ
Mapuche people ⓘ
Spanish Empire ⓘ
birthDate c. 1507 ⓘ
birthPlace Crown of Castile ⓘ
Extremadura ⓘ
Plasencia ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Crown of Castile ⓘ
deathDate c. 1580 ⓘ
deathPlace Captaincy General of Chile ⓘ
Santiago ⓘ
ethnicGroup Spaniards ⓘ
fictionalDepiction protagonist of the novel Inés of My Soul ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
historicalPeriod 16th century ⓘ
inspiredAuthor Isabel Allende ⓘ
inspiredWork Inés of My Soul ⓘ
languageSpoken Spanish ⓘ
legacy controversial figure in Chilean and Spanish colonial history ⓘ
subject of feminist and postcolonial historical studies ⓘ
militaryRank unofficial military leader in Santiago’s defense ⓘ
movement Spanish colonization of the Americas ⓘ
notableAction ordered execution of Mapuche hostages during 1541 attack ⓘ
organized defense of Santiago in 1541 ⓘ
notableFor being one of the few documented female conquistadors in the Americas ⓘ
defense of Santiago in 1541 ⓘ
role in the conquest of Chile ⓘ
occupation conquistador ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
soldier ⓘ
participatedIn Spanish conquest of Chile ⓘ
defense of Santiago against Mapuche attack in 1541 ⓘ
founding of Santiago ⓘ
partner Pedro de Valdivia ⓘ
portrayedIn Chilean television adaptations of Inés of My Soul ⓘ
religion Roman Catholicism ⓘ
residence Cuzco ⓘ
linked to: Cusco

Plasencia ⓘ
Santiago ⓘ
spouse Juan de Málaga ⓘ

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Inés of My Soul → mainCharacter → Inés Suárez ⓘ
Inés of My Soul → basedOn → Inés Suárez ⓘ