Quick Facts

• 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)

Best Known For

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