Josefa Somellera de Zavalla

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Gender:Female

Ethnic origen: Unknown

Events:

1865  -  Buenos Aires  -  Unknown  -  She died in Buenos Aires in November 1865.

Connections:

Musicians (women)
Somellera group

Biography:
A composer who wrote Cancionero Argentino. She lived in Montevideo where she married Juan Angel Zavalla. She sang beautifully. She died in Buenos Aires in November 1865. (Sosa de Newton, 612)

She was the niece of Candelaria Somellera de Espinosa y de Pino. Related to Justa Cané de Varela y de Somellera? Niece of Candelaria Somellera de Espinosa y de Pino.

References:

Sosa de Newton, Lily (1986) Diccionario biográfico de mujeres argentinas