María Luisa Garza
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María Luisa Garza Garza was a Mexican
journalist and novelist, who wrote under the pen name "Loreley".
During the Mexican revolution
Garza moved to Texas, where she lived in San Antonio
, and wrote for the papers La Pensa, La Época and El Imparcial de Texas in the 1920s. She also founded the journal Alma Femenina and was involved in the literary movement of the Generation of El México Afuera. She was also president of the Cruz Azul Mexicana (Mexican Blue Cross), a volunteer organization that provided medical care to the Mexican community on the United States side.
When she returned to her home country, she lived in Monterrey
and worked in education, and held some posts as secretary or director. She wrote for the paper El Universal Gráfico and the weekly paper Renacimiento. In 1923 she was invited by general Álvaro Obregón
and José Vasconcelos
to Mexico City
, where she met Gabriela Mistral
, who became a good friend of hers. Garza was founder of the Instituto Nacional de Protección a la Infancia (INPI).
The Escuela Primaria Federal http://luisagarza.blogspot.com/ María Luisa Garza Loreley, a primary school in her hometown, is named in honor of her. In El Salvador
a theatre was named after her.
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
journalist and novelist, who wrote under the pen name "Loreley".
Biography
Garza was the daughter of Francisco Garza González and Petra Garza Quintanilla. She was married to the physician and writer Adolfo Cantú Jáuregui. They had four children. Her son Federico was a notable artist. Her daughter Diana was married to the photographer, scriptwriter, director and producer Gilberto Martínez Solares.During the Mexican revolution
Mexican Revolution
The Mexican Revolution was a major armed struggle that started in 1910, with an uprising led by Francisco I. Madero against longtime autocrat Porfirio Díaz. The Revolution was characterized by several socialist, liberal, anarchist, populist, and agrarianist movements. Over time the Revolution...
Garza moved to Texas, where she lived in San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
San Antonio is the seventh-largest city in the United States of America and the second-largest city within the state of Texas, with a population of 1.33 million. Located in the American Southwest and the south–central part of Texas, the city serves as the seat of Bexar County. In 2011,...
, and wrote for the papers La Pensa, La Época and El Imparcial de Texas in the 1920s. She also founded the journal Alma Femenina and was involved in the literary movement of the Generation of El México Afuera. She was also president of the Cruz Azul Mexicana (Mexican Blue Cross), a volunteer organization that provided medical care to the Mexican community on the United States side.
When she returned to her home country, she lived in Monterrey
Monterrey
Monterrey , is the capital city of the northeastern state of Nuevo León in the country of Mexico. The city is anchor to the third-largest metropolitan area in Mexico and is ranked as the ninth-largest city in the nation. Monterrey serves as a commercial center in the north of the country and is the...
and worked in education, and held some posts as secretary or director. She wrote for the paper El Universal Gráfico and the weekly paper Renacimiento. In 1923 she was invited by general Álvaro Obregón
Álvaro Obregón
General Álvaro Obregón Salido was the President of Mexico from 1920 to 1924. He was assassinated in 1928, shortly after winning election to another presidential term....
and José Vasconcelos
José Vasconcelos
José Vasconcelos Calderón was a Mexican writer, philosopher and politician. He is one of the most influential and controversial personalities in the development of modern Mexico. His philosophy of "indigenismo" affected all aspects of Mexican sociocultural, political, and economic...
to Mexico City
Mexico City
Mexico City is the Federal District , capital of Mexico and seat of the federal powers of the Mexican Union. It is a federal entity within Mexico which is not part of any one of the 31 Mexican states but belongs to the federation as a whole...
, where she met Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral was the pseudonym of Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga, a Chilean poet, educator, diplomat, and feminist who was the first Latin American to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, in 1945...
, who became a good friend of hers. Garza was founder of the Instituto Nacional de Protección a la Infancia (INPI).
The Escuela Primaria Federal http://luisagarza.blogspot.com/ María Luisa Garza Loreley, a primary school in her hometown, is named in honor of her. In El Salvador
El Salvador
El Salvador or simply Salvador is the smallest and the most densely populated country in Central America. The country's capital city and largest city is San Salvador; Santa Ana and San Miguel are also important cultural and commercial centers in the country and in all of Central America...
a theatre was named after her.
Works
- La novia de Nervo, novel, 1922
- Los Amores de Gaona, 1922
- Alas y quimeras, novel, 1924
- Escucha, 1928
- Hojas Dispersas
- Téntaculos de fuego
- Soñando un hijo, 1937