Angélica Palma
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Angélica Palma y Román was a writer
, journalist
and biographer from Peru
.
and Cristina Román Olivier. Her brother Clemente Palma
was also a distinguished Peruvian writer. She received her primary education at a school operated by Teresa Gonzáles de Fanning. She continued her education under the supervision of her father who held the position of director of the National Library of Peru.
In 1892, she and her brother Ricardo Palma accompanied their father on a trip to Spain
, where he represented Peru at the Ninth International Congress of Americanists.
On the death of their father in 1919, Angélica and her sisters Augusta and Renée devoted themselves to the task of publishing their father's principal work, the Tradiciones Peruanas
. She edited a selection of her father's writings that was published under the title El Palma de la Juventud (The Palm of Youth) in Lima in 1921. This book constituted a notable contribution to the children's literature of Peru.
She collaborated with various publications in Peru such as Prisma, El Comercio, Variedades, La Crónica until traveling to Spain in 1919.
From 1921 to 1923 she lived in Madrid
where she edited her father Ricardo Palma's Tradiciones Peruanas
(published in Madrid from 1921 to 1925) and traveled through France
, Belgium
and England
.
In 1926 she attended the Inter-American Congress of Women in Panama
and in 1929 she returned to Europe after the Government of Peru appointed her as a delegate to the International Exhibition in Seville
. She then participated in the History Congress in Barcelona
, where she presented her work on Viceroy Abascal. In 1931 she returned to Lima. In July 1935, the Ministry of Justice and Public Education of Argentina invited her to deliver talks and lectures and participate in various activities in honour of her father such as the unveiling of a bust of her father. Angélica gave talks and lectures at the Cervantes Theater and was present at the tribute paid to her father at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires. She visited la Plata
and Montevideo
. After traveling to the city of Rosario
, she fell ill and shortly after being admitted to the British Sanatorium in Buenos Aires
she died from an attack of pneumonia and pleurisy. Her remains were repatriated from Buenos Aires to Peru on 21 March 1936 and buried in the cemetery of Lima.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, journalist
Journalist
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and biographer from Peru
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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Life
Angélica Palma was the daughter of famous Peruvian author and scholar Ricardo PalmaRicardo Palma
Manuel Ricardo Palma Soriano was a Peruvian author, scholar, librarian and politician. His magnum opus is the Tradiciones peruanas.- Biography :...
and Cristina Román Olivier. Her brother Clemente Palma
Clemente Palma
Clemente Palma was a Peruvian writer. He was the son of famous Peruvian author and scholar Ricardo Palma and Cristina Román Olivier...
was also a distinguished Peruvian writer. She received her primary education at a school operated by Teresa Gonzáles de Fanning. She continued her education under the supervision of her father who held the position of director of the National Library of Peru.
In 1892, she and her brother Ricardo Palma accompanied their father on a trip to Spain
Spain
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, where he represented Peru at the Ninth International Congress of Americanists.
On the death of their father in 1919, Angélica and her sisters Augusta and Renée devoted themselves to the task of publishing their father's principal work, the Tradiciones Peruanas
Tradiciones Peruanas
The Tradiciones Peruanas is a compendium of some of the writings of the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma.-Introduction:The writings, which are collectively known as the Tradiciones, started appearing in 1863 in newspapers and magazines...
. She edited a selection of her father's writings that was published under the title El Palma de la Juventud (The Palm of Youth) in Lima in 1921. This book constituted a notable contribution to the children's literature of Peru.
She collaborated with various publications in Peru such as Prisma, El Comercio, Variedades, La Crónica until traveling to Spain in 1919.
From 1921 to 1923 she lived in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
where she edited her father Ricardo Palma's Tradiciones Peruanas
Tradiciones Peruanas
The Tradiciones Peruanas is a compendium of some of the writings of the Peruvian writer Ricardo Palma.-Introduction:The writings, which are collectively known as the Tradiciones, started appearing in 1863 in newspapers and magazines...
(published in Madrid from 1921 to 1925) and traveled through France
France
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, Belgium
Belgium
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and England
England
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.
In 1926 she attended the Inter-American Congress of Women in Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
and in 1929 she returned to Europe after the Government of Peru appointed her as a delegate to the International Exhibition in Seville
Seville
Seville is the artistic, historic, cultural, and financial capital of southern Spain. It is the capital of the autonomous community of Andalusia and of the province of Seville. It is situated on the plain of the River Guadalquivir, with an average elevation of above sea level...
. She then participated in the History Congress in Barcelona
Barcelona
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, where she presented her work on Viceroy Abascal. In 1931 she returned to Lima. In July 1935, the Ministry of Justice and Public Education of Argentina invited her to deliver talks and lectures and participate in various activities in honour of her father such as the unveiling of a bust of her father. Angélica gave talks and lectures at the Cervantes Theater and was present at the tribute paid to her father at the Faculty of Arts at the University of Buenos Aires. She visited la Plata
La Plata
La Plata is the capital city of the Province of Buenos Aires, Argentina, and of La Plata partido. According to the , the city proper has a population of 574,369 and its metropolitan area has 694,253 inhabitants....
and Montevideo
Montevideo
Montevideo is the largest city, the capital, and the chief port of Uruguay. The settlement was established in 1726 by Bruno Mauricio de Zabala, as a strategic move amidst a Spanish-Portuguese dispute over the platine region, and as a counter to the Portuguese colony at Colonia del Sacramento...
. After traveling to the city of Rosario
Rosario
Rosario is the largest city in the province of Santa Fe, Argentina. It is located northwest of Buenos Aires, on the western shore of the Paraná River and has 1,159,004 residents as of the ....
, she fell ill and shortly after being admitted to the British Sanatorium in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent...
she died from an attack of pneumonia and pleurisy. Her remains were repatriated from Buenos Aires to Peru on 21 March 1936 and buried in the cemetery of Lima.
Work
- Vencida (1918)
- Por senda propia (1921)
- Coloniaje romántico (1923)
- Tiempos de la Patria Vieja (1923)
- Uno de tantos (1926)
- Sombra alucinante (1939)
- Contando cuentos, children's stories (1930)
Secondary Reading Sources
- Elmore, Nancy, 'Del olvido a la memoria: mujeres peruanas, 1860-1930 : historia gráfica', Lima, Biblioteca Nacional del Perú, 2003.
- Gutiérrez Samanez, Tania C. "La influencia literaria de Ricardo Palma en sus hijos: Angélica Palma", 2007.