África de las Heras, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

África de las Heras

Date of Birth: 27-Apr-1909

Place of Birth: Ceuta, Spain

Date of Death: 08-Mar-1988

Profession: spy

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

África de las Heras Gavilán (Ceuta, Spain, 26 April 1909 – Moscow, Russia, 8 March 1988) was a Spanish Communist, naturalized Soviet citizen, and a secret service agent who went by the code name "Patria", but also used the names "María Luisa de las Heras de Darbat","María de la Sierra","Patricia", "Ivonne", "María de las Heras", "Znoi" and "María Pavlovna".
Originally a member of the Communist Party of Spain, de las Heras participated in various Soviet intelligence operations both during and after the Spanish Civil War.