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Feb 05, 1789 Havana, Havana Province, Cuba Died on 31 Mar 1852 (aged 63) Aquarius
Maria De Las Mercedes Santa Cruz Y Montalvo - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About Maria De Las Mercedes Santa Cruz Y Montalvo
- Maria de las Mercedes Santa Cruz y Montalvo, (1789 Havana - 1852 Paris) was a Cuban author. When fourteen years old she sailed with her parents for Spain, and finished her education in Madrid.
- In 1810, Santa Cruz y Montalvo married the French general, Antoine Christophe Merlin, and, in 1813 when the French troops left Spain, she went to Paris.
- There she soon became well known in French society and her home was the resort of persons eminent in science, literature, and art.
- In 1840 Santa Cruz y Montalvo made a visit to her native city, but in 1842 she returned again to her adopted country, where she had already obtained a reputation by her literary labors.Her most important works are "Mis doce primeros anos" (Paris, 1833); "Memoires d'une Creole" (1835); "Ocios de una mujer de gran mundo" (1837); "L'esclavage aux colonies Espagnoles" (1840); "La Havane" (3 vols., 1842); "Les lionnes de Paris" (1845); and "Le due d'Athenes" (1848).
- Many of her works have been translated into several European languages; some of them were written originally in Spanish, though the majority were in French.
