Person

India Catalina

indigenous woman who plays a role in the Spanish conquest of Colombia

b. 1495 CE – d. 1560 CE World South America and The Eastern Isles

India Catalina (c. 1495 – ?)

is an indigenous woman (almost certainly Calamari) from the Colombian Atlantic coast, who accompanies Pedro de Heredia and plays a role in the Spanish conquest of Colombia, acting as interpreter and intermediary.