Maipina de la Barra
Maipina de la Barra | |
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| Born | 15 April 1834 Paris, France |
| Died | 2 September 1904 (aged 70) Buenos Aires, Argentina |
| Nationality | Chilean |
| Genre | Travel literature |
| Notable works | Mis impresiones y mis vicisitudes (1878) |
| Spouse | José Ignacio Cobo |
| Relatives | José Miguel de la Barra (father) |
Maipina Copacabana de la Barra (15 April 1834 – 2 September 1904) was a Chilean writer of
Life and travels
Maipina de la Barra was born in April 1834 in Paris as the daughter of the Chilean politician José Miguel de la Barra and his French wife Athénaïs Pereira de Lira.[1] Her unusual given name was chosen in remembrance of the Battle of Maipú (1818), a confrontation between the newly independent government of Chile and the Spanish Empire in which her father had fought.[2] Little is known about her education. In the late 1830s, the family relocated to Chile, where she married José Ignacio Cobo in 1851. They had four children, of whom only one, Eva Filomena, survived infancy.[3]
After her husband's death in 1873, de la Barra and her daughter Eva Filomena travelled to France and Italy. The voyage had been intended as an educational journey for her daughter.
Mis impresiones y mis vicisitudes
In 1878, de la Barra published a memoir of her travels across Europe and South America.[5] Dedicated to the women of Argentina,[6] the book (Mis impresiones y mis vicisitudes) presents her observations on the societies she had experienced during her travels. Its central concern is the education of women[1] and the role of mothers within it, which de la Barra discusses with a view to both South America and Europe.[5] Her book was the first travel journal to be published by a Chilean woman.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d "Viajera e intelectual del siglo XIX". El Mercurio. 26 September 2017.
- ^ a b c "Maipina de la Barra (1834-1904)". Mujeres Bacanas. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
- ^ a b Ulloa Inostroza 2014, p. 352.
- ^ Ulloa Inostroza 2014, p. 353–4.
- ^ a b c Ulloa Inostroza 2014, p. 353.
- ^ Ulloa Inostroza 2014, p. 354.
Bibliography
- Ulloa Inostroza, Carla (2014). "Las memorias de viaje de Maipina de la Barra (1878). Mujer y civilización" (PDF). Sociocriticism. 29: 347–73.
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