La Güera Rodríguez : the life and legends of a Mexican independence heroine /

La Güera Rodríguez (1778-1850) is a fascinating Mexican woman who has become an icon of the nation's popular culture. She has been erroneously portrayed as a courtesan who seduced Simón Bolívar, Alexander von Humboldt and Agustín de Iturbide, a major independence heroine and a feminist who defi...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Arrom, Silvia Marina, 1949- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Berkeley : University of California Press, [2021]
Subjects:	Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio, María Ignacia, > 1778-1851. Women > Mexico > Mexico City > 19th century > Biography. Mexico > History > Wars of Independence, 1810-1821.

Table of Contents:

Introduction
La Güera as a young woman, 1778-1808
La Güera on her own, 1808-1820
Independence heroine?
An aristocratic lady, 1825-1850
The first hundred years after her death
The legend crystallized in Valle-Arizpe's La Güera Rodríguez, 1949
La Güera after Valle-Arizpe : the power of fiction
Conclusion
Glossary
Appendices : Chronology of a life. Genealogy.