 Her father, Mariano Marco Catalan, served as captain of the hussars in the War of Independence; her paternal uncle, , earned his name as cardinal, growing to Governor of Rome and vice-camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church.Her older brother, , was a military who earned his name during the Third Carlist War.Growing to commander of the Carlist Aragón troops and widely known as Marco de Bello, he became sort of an iconic figure in the movement.