Lucia Bulnes de Vergara

Lucía Bulnes de Vergara (pen name, Ga'Verra; born 1844) was a Chilean writer who wrote newspaper articles and short stories. Born in Santiago, she was the daughter of Manuel Bulnes and Enriqueta Pinto. Her father was President of Chile from 1841 to 1851; her maternal grandfather, Francisco Antonio Pinto held the same office in 1827 and 1828, as did her brother, Aníbal Pinto, from 1876 to 1881. She was educated in Santiago, and married Ruperto Vergara Rencoret (1835-1908) at an early age. Traveling extensively, she wrote articles and short stories in Familia and La Revista Azul, noting her observations and using the pen name of "Ga'Verra".[1] Also a gifted hostess,[2] she was also known for the tertulias which she founded circa 1880 at her home in Santiago on Monjitas Street.[3]

References

  1. ↑ Parker, William Belmont (1920). Chileans of To-day (Public domain ed.). G. P. Putnam's sons. pp. 196–.
  2. ↑ Wright, Marie Robinson (1904). The republic of Chile: the growth, resources, and industrial conditions of a great nation (Public domain ed.). G. Barrie & Sons. p. 121.
  3. ↑ Barr-Melej, Patrick (2001). Reforming Chile: Cultural Politics, Nationalism, and the Rise of the Middle Class. University of North Carolina Press. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-0-8078-4919-4.
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