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Petronila Arias de Saavedra de Puente, Marquesa de Villafuerte

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Ethnic origin: White

Biographical details

An aristocratic woman who hosted literary and political tertulias at her Lima home. (Neuhaus Rizo, 117)

San Martín attended her tertulias, which were centres of independence activities and had a good deal of influence. (García y García, 275)

She was the daughter of Dr Francisco Arias de Saavedra Conde de Casa Saavedra, who subscribed to El Mercurio Peruano. (Clémente, 1997, I, 84)

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References

Neuhaus Rizo Patrón, Carlos, (1997), Las Mariscalas

García y García, Elvira, (1924), La mujer peruana a través de los siglos

Clément, Jean-Pierre, (1997), El Mercurio Peruano, 1790-1795 Vol I


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