Margalida Caimari i Vila was born in Cuba to a well-to-do Minorcan family who had emigrated to the Caribbean for business reasons and married Miquel Bauló i Oliver, a member of the liberal commercial bourgeoisie, which helped him to have more education and Freedom that the women of its surroundings.
Margalida Caimari i Vila naceu en Cuba no seo dunha familia menorquina acomodada que había emigrada ao Caribe por cuestións de negocios e casou cun Miquel Bauló i Oliver, pertencente á burguesía comercial liberal, o que lle axudou a ter máis instrución e liberdade que as mulleres da súa contorna.