Eustacia María Caridad del Río Hernández, better known as Caridad del Río, Caridad Mercader or Caritat Mercader, was a Spanish communist militant and an agent of the Soviet NKVD. She is also known for being the mother of Ramón Mercader, the assassin of Leon Trotsky, and for having personally participated in the operation.
- Occupation
- politician, spy
- Citizenship
- Spain
- Born
- March 29, 1892, 1892
- Died
- October 28, 1975
