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Rosalia Mera, Zara co-founder and the richest woman in Spain, has died at aged 69. She suffered a stroke while on vacation with her daughter in Menorca. Mera was married to Amancio Ortega, but divorced him in 1986. She also had left the board at Zara's parent company, Inditex, but maintained a 7 percent stake. [AP]