Magdalena Dávalos y Maldonado (1725-1806) was an
Ecuador
Ecuador ( ; ; Quechua: ''Ikwayur''; Shuar: ''Ecuador'' or ''Ekuatur''), officially the Republic of Ecuador ( es, República del Ecuador, which literally translates as "Republic of the Equator"; Quechua: ''Ikwadur Ripuwlika''; Shuar: ''Eku ...
ian
scholar
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and literary figure. She was famous for her education, academic knowledge and literary talents in contemporary Ecuador, and was the only female member of the famous
literary society
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''
Escuela de la Concordia''.
See also
*
María Estefanía Dávalos y Maldonado
References
* Ortiz Arellano, Carlos. Cien figuras de Chimborazo, Casa de la Cultura Núcleo de Chimborazo.
19th-century Ecuadorian people
1725 births
1806 deaths
People from Chambo
19th-century Ecuadorian writers
19th-century Ecuadorian women
19th-century Ecuadorian women writers
18th-century women writers
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