Patrocinio de Biedma y la Moneda (1858-1927) was a

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writer. Alongside her poetic output, she also wrote a dozen novels.

Biography

She was born in

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in Jaén in 1858, the daughter of Diego José de Biedma y Marín Colón and Isabel María de la Moneda y Riofrío. Both of her parents were descended from

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nobility. Patrocinio is considered to be the first feminist of Jaén ("la primera feminista jiennense"). She lived for long periods in Baeza, dedicating some of her poems to the city. She was married in her teens to José María de Quadros y Arellano, the son of the Marques de San Miguel de la Vega. They had three children, all of whom died at an early age. Her husband predeceased her, as well. The death of her first child propelled Patrocinio into the world of writing. In 1877, she went to

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accompanied by her good friend Princess Ratazzi. She founded the journal ''Cádiz'' and wrote for numerous publications of the time. She married for a second time; her new husband José Rodríguez y Rodríguez was chief archivist of the Diputación de Cádiz and ran the ''Crónica Gaditana''. He died in June 1914, leaving Patrocinio widowed for a second time. Alongside her poetic output, Patrocinio also wrote a dozen novels through the latter decades of the 19th century. She died in Cádiz in 1927.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Biedma y la Moneda, Patrocinio 1858 births 1927 deaths category:Spanish women poets Spanish women novelists 19th-century male writers 19th-century Spanish women writers 19th-century Spanish poets 19th-century Spanish novelists People from the Province of Jaén (Spain)