Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga (March 23, 1814 – February 1, 1873) was a 19th-century Cuban-born Spanish writer. Born in Puerto Príncipe, now Camagüey, she lived in Cuba until she was 22. Her family moved to Spain in 1836, where she started writing as La Peregrina (The Pilgrim) and lived there until 1859, when she moved back to Cuba with her second husband until his death in 1863, after which she moved back to Spain. She died in Madrid in 1873 from diabetes at the age of 58.
Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda | |
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Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda by Federico Madrazo, 1857 | |
| Born | María Gertrudis de los Dolores Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga March 23, 1814 Puerto Príncipe (modern day Camagüey), Cuba |
| Died | February 1, 1873 (aged 58) Madrid, Spain |
| Pen name | La Peregrina |
| Occupation | writer, poet, novelist, playwright |
| Language | Spanish |
| Nationality | Spanish-Cuban |
| Genre | Romanticism |
| Notable works | Sab (novel) |
| Spouse | Pedro Sabater, Domingo Verdugo y Massieu |
| Partner | Ignacio de Cepeda y Alcalde, Gabriel García Tassara |
She was a prolific writer and wrote 20 plays and numerous poems. Her most famous work, however, is the antislavery novel Sab, published in Madrid in 1841. The eponymous protagonist is a slave who is deeply in love with his mistress Carlota, who is entirely oblivious to his feelings for her.