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Also Known As La Peregrina
Born March 23, 1814 • Camagüey • Cuba
Died February 1, 1873 (aged 58) • Madrid • Spain
Notable Works “Alfonso Munio” • “Poesías líricas”
Movement / Style Romanticism

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Gertrudis GĂłmez de Avellaneda, detail of a portrait by Federico de Madrazo, 1857.
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