Manuela Sáenz’s biographies: A clash of memories, voices and discourses

Manuela Sáenz de Thorne is commonly remembered for her passionate love story with Simón Bolívar, The Liberator. Although Manuela was an activist and an influential person before and after her relationship with Bolivar, she died alone and bankrupt in Paita, Peru. This paper highlights Manuela Sáenz’s...

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Autor: Cardoso, Rosane
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Estado:Published version
Fecha de publicación:2020
País:Brasil
Institución:PUC_RS
Repositorio:letrônica
Lenguaje:Portugués
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br:article/35160
Acceso en línea:https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/letronica/article/view/35160
Nivel de acceso:Acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Manuela Sáenz. History. Memory. Narrative.
Manuela Sáenz. Historia. Memoria. Narrativa.
Manuela Sáenz. História. Memória. Narrativa.
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Sumario:Manuela Sáenz de Thorne is commonly remembered for her passionate love story with Simón Bolívar, The Liberator. Although Manuela was an activist and an influential person before and after her relationship with Bolivar, she died alone and bankrupt in Paita, Peru. This paper highlights Manuela Sáenz’s political influence, as well as the period of exile and the legacy, which is currently evidenced in a variety of literary, audiovisual and biographical references. In general, these productions maintain her image as a woman who was moved by passion and emphasize the character of a revolutionary leader ahead of her time. Therefore, this study focuses on the multiple biographies of Manuela Sáenz. From this perspective, we consider the role that certain memories have built about the “Insepulta de Paita”.