La mariscala: La historia no contada de Francisca Zubiaga y Bernales, la primera presidenta del Perú
Lima: Penguin Random House Grupo Editorial, 2022. First Edition. Paperback. 118p., bibl., indices, wrps. New. Item #81346
ISBN: 9786124468148
The untold story of Francisca Zubiaga y Bernales, the first female president of Peru
What happened to the Peruvian women who made history? The purpose of this book is to illuminate the figure of Francisca Zubiaga y Bernales, La Mariscala, the only president who has governed Peru so far, and whom traditional history was in charge of labeling as "eccentric" and "crazy." Along with her, other women recover her voice: revolutionaries, chicheras, nuns.
Claudia Nuñez, by the hand of Mariscala, explores the first and chaotic years of the Republic, a period in which Francisca and her husband, Agustín Gamarra, co-governed Cusco and, later, assumed power from Lima. The truth is that while he put out riots in various parts of the country, she governed.
The same thing happened with her body as with her story: she was buried in a common grave in Chile. However, these pages make up a feminine universe that does justice to it. And, with each reading, she summons her redemption.
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