Isabel Bunch de Cortés (April 24, 1845 – 1921) was a Colombian writer, poet, and translator.
Isabel Bunch de Cortés | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 24, 1845 |
| Died | 1921 (76) |
| Occupation(s) | poet, writer, and translator |
Biography
editIsabel Bunch was born in 1845 in Pacho, Colombia.[1][2][3] Her father was the English banker and iron baron Robert Henry Bunch Woodside, a personal friend of Simón Bolívar.[1][2][3] Her mother was Dolores Mutis Amaya, great-niece of the Spanish scientist José Celestino Mutis; Dolores' first husband was the French general Louis Peru de Lacroix.[1][3]
In 1865, she married the businessman Enrique Cortés Niño.[1][4]
Due to her privileged upbringing, Bunch de Cortés was given an education and traveled abroad, becoming well versed in English and French literature.[1][2][3] She produced various translations into Spanish, which were published in magazines and newspapers.[1] She also began writing poetry, which appeared in such publications as El Iris and La Patria, and she later produced works of fiction.[3][4]
Bunch de Cortés was one of the first Colombian women to publish her work in periodicals.[5] Her prolific writing often touched on themes of her hometown of Pacho, and on women's role in Colombian society.[3] Her work was frequently published under the pseudonyms Belisa or Adah, as was typical at the time, since it was unusual for women to pursue careers as writers.[1][2][3][6]
In 1921, while traveling to visit family in London, Isabel Bunch de Cortés died on the high seas at age 76.[1][2][3]
A library in her hometown of Pacho, established in 2011, was named Biblioteca Pública Municipal Infantil Isabel Bunch de Cortés in her honor.[7]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Derly Prieto, Ana. "Isabel Bunch de Cortes". Academia de Historia de Cundinamarca (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ a b c d e Denda, Kayo (2022-03-11). "Research Guides: Colombian Women Writers from the 19th Century: Isabel Bunch de Cortes". Rutgers University Libraries. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Chacón, Paola (2023-08-31). "La poeta colombiana que se reveló contra los estereotipos, cantó a las mujeres y murió en alta mar". Infobae (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ a b Añez, Julio (1887). Parnaso colombiano: colección de poesías escogidas por Julio Añez (in Spanish). Librería colombiana, Camacho Roldán & Tamayo.
- ^ "Joyas literarias para celebrar a las mujeres en su día". El Nuevo Siglo (in Spanish). 2024-03-07. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
- ^ Mauricio Zúñiga (2021-09-10). «Sueños» de Isabel Bunch de Cortés, el primer poema espiritista colombiano (1864). Mauricio Zúñiga. Darling Heights, QLD : Mauricio Zúñiga.
- ^ "Biblioteca Infantil Isabel Bunch". Issuu. Retrieved 2024-09-05.