Catalina Lercaro (Catherine Lercaro), 16th century, was an Italian - Canarian woman of the Lercaro family. She was renowned in the city of San Cristóbal de La Laguna ( Tenerife , Canary Islands , Spain ).
4-514: Lercaro is a surname of Italian origin. Notable people with this surname include: Catalina Lercaro (16th century), Italian-Canarian woman of the Lercaro family, a noble dynasty of Genoese merchants Giacomo Lercaro (1891–1976), Italian Roman Catholic Archbishop and Cardinal [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Lercaro . If an internal link intending to refer to
8-649: A specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to the link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lercaro&oldid=1015165324 " Categories : Surnames Surnames of Italian origin Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Catalina Lercaro The Lercaro were an important family of Genoese merchants, who were based in Tenerife after
12-609: The Castillian conquest. Catalina, daughter of Antonio Lercaro and his wife, was forced to marry an older man, who enjoyed a good position and great wealth. This arranged marriage did not please Catalina, who on her wedding day killed herself by leaping into a pit that was located in the courtyard of the family mansion. (Since 1993, this building has been operated as the Museum of the History of Tenerife ). The legend suggests that Catalina's body
16-469: Was interred in one of the rooms in the house. Because she committed the sin of suicide , the Catholic Church prohibited her receiving a Christian burial in a consecrated cemetery. The Lercaro family left the city and moved La Orotava . Since then many people claim to have seen the specter of Catalina Lercaro walking through the mansion (now the museum). Catalina Lercaro is the most famous ghost of
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