Cipriana Álvarez Durán
Spanish painter and writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cipriana Álvarez Durán (1827–1904) was a Spanish folklorist, writer and painter. She is noted for promoting popular culture and was known in Llerena (Badajoz) as La Mujer de los Cuentos (The Woman of Tales).[1] She was the grandmother of the Spanish poet Antonio Machado.
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Cipriana Álvarez Durán | |
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Born | Elena Cipriana Álvarez September 16, 1827 Seville, Spain |
Died | 1904 |
Occupation | Folklorist painter |
Language | Spanish |
Genre | Folklore |
Notable works | La mano negra, regenerationist literature |
Spouse |
Antonio Machado Nuñez
(m. 1844) |
Children | Antonio "Demofilo" Machado y Alvarez, Ana Ruiz Hernandez |
Relatives | Agustín Durán |
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