Josefa Acevedo de Gomez
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Josefa Acevedo de Gomez (1803–1861) was the first civilian woman writer in Colombia
. She was born in Bogotá
and died in Pasca
, Cundinamarca
.
She was grandmother of Colombian politician and poet Adolfo Leon Gomez
.
Colombia
Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia , is a unitary constitutional republic comprising thirty-two departments. The country is located in northwestern South America, bordered to the east by Venezuela and Brazil; to the south by Ecuador and Peru; to the north by the Caribbean Sea; to the...
. She was born in Bogotá
Bogotá
Bogotá, Distrito Capital , from 1991 to 2000 called Santa Fé de Bogotá, is the capital, and largest city, of Colombia. It is also designated by the national constitution as the capital of the department of Cundinamarca, even though the city of Bogotá now comprises an independent Capital district...
and died in Pasca
Pasca
Pasca is a town and municipality in the Cundinamarca department of Colombia located over the Andes mountains. It belongs to the Sumapaz province.- Name :Pasca in the chibchan language means father's fence, according to Acosta Ortegón....
, Cundinamarca
Cundinamarca State
Cundinamarca State was one of the states of Colombia. It was created on 15 June 1857 as Estado Federal de Cundinamarca , in 1858 was recognized as Estado de la Federación, and in the constitution of 1863 re-named as Estado Soberano of the United States of Colombia.- Subdivisions :With the law of...
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She was grandmother of Colombian politician and poet Adolfo Leon Gomez
Adolfo León Gómez
Adolfo León Gómez was a Colombian poet, jurist and politician born in Pasca, Cundinamarca. He was a grandson of Josefa Acevedo de Gomez, the first civilian woman writer in Colombia.-Further reading:...
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