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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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 Tertulia |
Gender:Female
Ethnic origen: White
Events:
| 1803 | - | Germany | - | Not applicable | - | She was possibly born here. |
| 1822 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Not applicable | - | She arrived in Santiago de Chile in 1822. |
| 1869 | - | Santiago de Chile | - | Not applicable | - | She died on July 14, 1869. |
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Hosted tertulias (women)Biography:
Born in 1803, possibly in Germany, she became a singer and composer. She arrived in Santiago de Chile in 1822 and introduced Rossini's operas to Chilean society. She held an artistic and literary tertulia at her home, at which Mercedes Marín de Solar met the composer Henri Lanza in 1840. She died in 1869. (Feliu Cruz, 132, Silva Castro, 69.)
References:
Feliu Cruz, Guillermo (1970) Santiago a comienzos del siglo XIX. Crónicas de los viajeros
Silva Castro, Raúl (1954) Cartas chilenas (Siglos XVIII y XIX)