Doña Margarita de Ribera

Margarita was born in 1613 in Seville. Margarita's father was Diego López (Ribero) Rivera and her mother was Doña Blanca de Ribera (Mendez). Her paternal grandparents are Antonio Ribera and Catalina Rodríguez; her maternal grandparents are Enrique Rodríguez Obregón and Margarita López. She had four sisters named Catalina, Isabel, Clara and Maria. She died at the age of 33 in 1646 in Mexico City.

General Notes
- Husband jailed for judizing. She believed, like other jews, that the messiah would return in 1642-43. she would rate jews against each other. (either the writer or Margarita views Jewish rationality from a christian prospective) She would incorporate christian traditions, like flagellation, into Jewish customs. She incorporated witchcraft in to her practices. Parents: Diego Lopez and Blanca Mendez. Profession: "hacer moños y guardainfantes". "Upon seeing the Viceroy, Archbishop, priests and other rich Catholics pass by, and being with another Jewess, she [Margarita] asked her why God gave so many possessions to those people. And the other Jewess responded, "let them have it, they won't have it any better than this life; we will go [speaking of Jews] to Heaven, which God created for us." p. 165

Margarita's family

Margarita and Miguel were married.