La Quintrala
La Quintrala | |
|---|---|
| Born | Catalina de los Ríos y Lísperguer October 1604 |
| Died | January 16, 1665 (aged 60) Santiago, Captaincy General of Chile, Spanish Empire |
| Other names | "La Quintrala" |
| Conviction | Murder |
| Details | |
| Victims | 40 |
| Country | Chile |
Catalina de los Ríos y Lísperguer (October 1604 – January 16, 1665), nicknamed La Quintrala because of her flaming red hair (similar in color to a scarlet flower called quintrala), was an aristocratic 17th-century Chilean landowner and murderer of the Colonial Era. She is famous for her beauty and, according to legend, her cruel treatment of her servants. Her persona is strongly mythified, and survives in Chilean culture as the epitome of the wicked and abusive woman.