Inés Peraza

Inés Peraza de las Casas (Seville, c. 1424 - Seville, 1503) was the territorial lady of the Canary Islands, which she inherited from her father Hernán Peraza the Elder and her late brother Guillén Peraza.

Inés Peraza
Born
Inés Peraza de las Casas

c. 1424
Seville
Died1503 (79 years old)
Seville
OccupationTerritorial lord
TitleLord and Queen of the Canary Islands
PredecessorHernán Peraza the Elder
SuccessorHernán Peraza the Younger
SpouseDiego García de Herrera y Ayala
ChildrenPedro García de Herrera, Hernán Peraza the Younger, Sancho de Herrera the Elder, Constanza Sarmiento, María de Ayala
Parent(s)Hernán Peraza the Elder and Inés de las Casas
FamilyPeraza family

As the first monarch since the islands were unified by her father, Inés titled herself “Queen of the Canary Islands,” which she held until the assignment to the Catholic Monarchs to the islands of La Palma, Gran Canaria and Tenerife in 1477.

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