María Olimpia de Obaldía
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María Olimpia de Obaldía (9 September 1891 - 14 August 1985), was a Panama
nian poet. The daughter of Manuel del Rosario Miranda and Felipa Rovira, she was born in Dolega, in the province of Chiriquí Province
. She studied at the Escuela Normal de Institutoras in Panama City
, qualified in 1913, and worked as a primary school teacher in her native town until her marriage to Don José de Obaldía in 1918.
She published her first book, Orquídeas, in 1926. In 1930, she was granted the title Maria Olimpia de Panama by the Instituto Nacional de Panamá. In 1951, she became the first female member of the Academia Panameña de la Lengua. In 1976, she was made a Commander of the Panamanian Orden Vasco Núñez de Balboa and in 1983 was decorated with the Orden de Belisario Porras. The same year, she received the papal award Augusta Cruz Insigne Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
from John Paul II.
Her writings generally deal with subjects such as maternity and love of family. Her most famous poem Ñatore May, expresses the suffering of women of the Ngöbe Buglé
(an indigenous Panamanian Indian group).
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...
nian poet. The daughter of Manuel del Rosario Miranda and Felipa Rovira, she was born in Dolega, in the province of Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí Province
Chiriquí is a province of Panama, it is located on the western coast of Panama, and it is also the second most developed province in the country, after the Panamá Province. Its capital is the city of David. It has a total area of 6,490.9 km², with a population of 416,873 as of the year 2010...
. She studied at the Escuela Normal de Institutoras in Panama City
Panama City
Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...
, qualified in 1913, and worked as a primary school teacher in her native town until her marriage to Don José de Obaldía in 1918.
She published her first book, Orquídeas, in 1926. In 1930, she was granted the title Maria Olimpia de Panama by the Instituto Nacional de Panamá. In 1951, she became the first female member of the Academia Panameña de la Lengua. In 1976, she was made a Commander of the Panamanian Orden Vasco Núñez de Balboa and in 1983 was decorated with the Orden de Belisario Porras. The same year, she received the papal award Augusta Cruz Insigne Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice
The Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal is an award of the Roman Catholic Church. It is also known as the "Cross of Honour". The medal was established by Leo XIII on July 17, 1888, to commemorate his golden sacerdotal jubilee and was originally bestowed on those women and men who had aided and...
from John Paul II.
Her writings generally deal with subjects such as maternity and love of family. Her most famous poem Ñatore May, expresses the suffering of women of the Ngöbe Buglé
Ngöbe Buglé
The Ngöbe–Buglé are a union of two indigenous peoples of western Panama, the Guaymí and the Bokota . They live in the highlands of Bocas del Toro, Chiriquí Province and on the arid plains of Veraguas, and have a joint reservation, the Ngöbe–Buglé Comarca.-History:The Ngöbe–Buglé Comarca was...
(an indigenous Panamanian Indian group).
Poetry
- Orquídeas Panamá, Imprenta Nacional, 1926
- Breviario Lírico, Panamá, Imprenta Nacional, 1930
- Parnaso Infantil, Panamá, Ediciones del Departamento de Cultura, 1948
- Visiones eternas, Panamá, 1961
- Obra Poética Completa, Club Kiwanis de Panamá with the collaboration of Instituto Nacional de Cultura, 1976