Inés of Suárez

Born

1507

Inés de Suárez was born in Plasencia, Extremadura. In that period kingdom of Castilla because the union of kingdoms wasn´t finish.

Life of Inés of Suárez

Period: 1507 to 1580

Juan of Málaga

1526

She met Juan of Málaga who she married some years later. They didn´t have children because Inés was sterile.

Juan

1527

Juan, the husband of Inés went of travel to Panamá and Inés was waiting in Spain.

Inés went to América

1537

Inés went to América to found her husband. When she was in América had the notice that he died in the Salinas’s Battle. As she was the widow of a spanish soldier she received a plot in Cuzco.

Inés met Pedro of Valdivia

1538

Inés met to Pedro of Valdivia in Cuzco after of he arrive of the Salinas’s Battle. Someone said that between they had a relation that they arrive to be lovers.

Travel to Chile

1539

Pedro of Valdivia asked for permission for Inés could accompany him to Chile for woman’s decision. Pizarro accepted if the woman went to homemaker. While the travel Inés help to the companion, they said that she was a leal woman.

Decapited

1541

Inés during the attack treated wound of the battle, also carried water and food to the soldiers. Facing this situation decided decapitated to the indigenous prisoners and throw the heads to the soldiers for win his respect. Inés decapitated the first prisoner and after throw the head.

Indigenous

Sep 9, 1541

Valdivia with horseman and troops exit of the city where after secured for calm a rebellion of indigenous near to Cachapoal. The next morning a young watched the secured and went to inform Inés. Inés decided that the prisoners must be free to peace signal, she denied because in an attack this persons could be a possibility for a pact.

Spanish soldier against the indigenous

Sep 11, 1541

Spanish horsemans went to fight against the indigenous and although the spanish had better arms the strength of the indigenous was more big. This indigenous throw arrow of fire and burned the city and four soldier and many animals dead.

Valdivia went to Perú

1548

Valdivia went to Perú with Gerónimo Alderete found help. Talked woth Pedro of the Gasca that after of the appearence of Valdivia in the Jaquijahuana’s battle and defeat to Gonzalo Pizarro win his admiration and designated governor of the Capitanía General of Chile.

Separation of Inés of Suárez and Pedro of Valdivia

1548

The enemies of Valdivia opposite of the union of Valdivia and Inés. La Gasca order leaved his matrimony with Inés and get married with Marina Ortiz de Gaete.

Inés married with Rodrigo de Quiroga

1549

Inés married with Rodrigo de Quiroga when she had 42 years old. After, Valdivia dead before of Marina Ortiz arrived of the country.

Inés was dead

1580

Inés of Suárez dead and also her husband, Rodrigo of Quiroga.