Margarida Cabral de Melo (1570–1631) was a Portuguese noblewoman related to the discoverer of Brazil Pedro Álvares Cabral. In 1599 she settled with her husband and children in Buenos Aires. She was one of the most distinguished women in the Río de la Plata, in the early 17th century, owned of luxury homes, farms and vineyards.
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1570 Santa Maria Island, Azores, Kingdom of Portugal
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1631 (aged 60) Buenos Aires, Viceroyalty of Peru
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