Marta Ester Rocafort-Altazarra

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Marta Ester Rocafort-Altuzarra
Born	September 18, 1913 Havana, Cuba
Died	February 4, 1993 Miami, Florida USA

Marta Ester Rocafort-Altazarra (September 18, 1913 in Havana, Cuba - February 4, 1993 in Miami, Florida USA) was the second wife of the Count of Covadonga (previously known as Alfonso, Prince of Asturias).

Miss Rocafort, a fashion model, was the eldest daughter of Blas Manuel Rocafort y Gonzalez, a prominent Cuban dentist, and Rogelia Altuzarra y Carbonell.. Her siblings were Elvira and Blas Rocafort-Altuzarra. Miss Rocafort began dating the Count in New York City before his first marriage to Edelmira Sampedro-Robato ended.

On July 3, 1937, the Count married Miss Rocafort in a lavish wedding in Havana, Cuba attended by the President of Cuba, Federico Laredo Brú. Two months later they separated and on January 8, 1938, they were divorced in New York City.

The Countess then married the Miami millionaire, E.H. “Tommy” Adkins, Jr. at the Central Baptist Church in Miami in March 1938. The Countess of Cavadonga then became Mrs. Adkins. The Count died six months later in Miami on September 6, 1938.

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• Anuario Social de La Habana 1939, (Havana, Cuba: Luz-Hilo S.A., 1939) (Spanish)
• Covadonga Flown to Florida, The New York Times, November 29, 1937, page 5
• Covadonga Divorce Given; Former Spanish King's Son and Cuban Wife Are Separated, The New York Times,January 9, 1938 page 40
• Hace Siete Decadas Dos Cubanas Fueron Princesas de Asturias, El Nuevo Herald, May 23, 2004, Page PAGE: 4A (Spanish)
• Countess Covadonga Wed To Law Student; Former Wife of Son of Alfonso of Spain Married in Miami to E. H. Adkins Jr., The New York Times, March 19, 1938, Page 16