Josefina Plá

Writer, artist and cultural critic · 1903-1999

Josefina Plá
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Writer, artist and cultural critic

Josefina Plá was a writer and artist born on Lobos Island in 1903, whose intellectual and creative career developed mainly in Paraguay.

Early life

María Josefina Plá Guerra Galvany was born on Lobos Island on 9 November 1903. Her origin ties her to the Canarian archipelago; in 1908 her family moved to mainland Spain.

Historical role

In the late 1920s she settled in Paraguay, where she developed wide-ranging literary, critical and artistic work. After her husband's death in 1937 she returned to Paraguay and continued a career linked to cultural institutions, teaching and research.

Legacy

Her presence in a Canarian catalogue should be understood through this island origin and an Atlantic network, without displacing Paraguay's central place in her life and work.

Timeline

  1. 1903November 9, 1903Born on Lobos Island.
  2. 1908Her family leaves the archipelago for mainland Spain.
  3. 1937Returns to Paraguay after her husband's death.
  4. 1999January 11, 1999Dies in Asunción.

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