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  • NAME: Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
  • OCCUPATION: Author, Playwright, Poet
  • BIRTH DATE: March 23, 1814
  • DEATH DATE: February 01, 1873
  • PLACE OF BIRTH: Puerto Príncipe, Cuba
  • PLACE OF DEATH: Madrid, Spain
  • AKA: La Peregrina (The Pilgrim)

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Cuban poet and playwright Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda was one of the foremost Romantic writers of the 19th century.


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Cuban poet and playwright Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, known as 'La Peregrina' ('the Pilgrim' in English), was one of the foremost Romantic writers of the 19th century and is considered one of the greatest female poets of all time. She also wrote a number of novels.

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