She was the daughter of Pedro Menéndez Faiam, who confirmed several royal charters of King Alfonso IX, and granddaughter of Menendo Faiam, who also confirmed several diplomas issued in Galicia as of 1155 by King Ferdinand II of León.
Era filla de Pedro Menéndez Faiam, quen confirmou varios documentos reais outorgados polo rei Afonso VIII, e neta de Menendo Faiam, que tamén confirmou varios diplomas reais do rei Fernando II emitidos en Galicia a partir de 1155.