| Contents |
Introduction -- La Güera as a young woman, 1778-1808 -- La Güera on her own, 1808-1820 -- Independence heroine? -- An aristocratic lady, 1825-1850 -- The first hundred years after her death -- The legend crystallized in Valle-Arizpe's La Güera Rodríguez, 1949 -- La Güera after Valle-Arizpe : the power of fiction -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Appendices : Chronology of a life. Genealogy. |
| Abstract |
"La Güera Rodríguez (1778-1850) is a fascinating Mexican woman who has become an icon of the nation's popular culture. She has been--erroneously--portrayed as a courtesan who seduced Simón Bolívar, Alexander von Humboldt, and Agustín de Iturbide; a major independence heroine; and a feminist who defied the conventions of her day. This book reconstructs her true life story and then shows when and why false facts and apocryphal stories appeared to create her legendary figure. It thus illuminates both the neglected social history of her day and the degree to which historical memory reflects ever-changing worldviews and concerns"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Arrom, Silvia Marina, 1949- La Güera Rodríguez Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2021] 9780520383432 |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| LCCN | 2020056078 |
| ISBN | 9780520383425 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0520383427 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic publication |
