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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Women and Independence in Latin America An exploration of women's involvement in the Latin American Wars of Independence |
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Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: Unknown
Events:
| 1757 | - | Lima | - | Unknown | - | She was abbess of the Monasterio Santa Clara in 1757. |
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MysticsBiography:
She was Abbess of the Santa Clara monasterio, Lima, in 1757. Her poems were published in Punctual descripción “(en las exequias de la Reina de Portugal) de Fr. Alexo de Alvites (1757).” (Romero De Valle, 56)
She was a mystic poet. (García y García, 178-179) She wrote her spiritual autobiography. (Armacanqui-Tipacti, 217)
References:
Smith, Verity (editor). (1997) Encyclopedia of Latin American Literature
García y García, Elvira (1924) La mujer peruana a través de los siglos
Romero de Valle, Emilia (1966) Diccionario manual de literatura peruana y materias afines