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Juana Manuela Gorriti
Juana Manuela Gorriti (1818-1892) was an Argentine writer with extensive political and literary links to Bolivia and Peru.
Biography
Juana Manuela Gorriti was born in Salta near the Bolivian border. She came from a wealthy upper class family, and attended a convent school when she was eight. Her father, Jose Ignacio de Gorriti, was a politician and soldier, and signed the Argentine Declaration of Independence on July 9th. She was also the niece of the infamous gurrilla Jose Francisco Pachi Gorriti. Her family was liberal, and supported the Unitarians during a time when Juan Manuel de Rosas ran the country. ...
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