Amira de la Rosa (born Amira Hortensia Arrieta MacGregor; 7 January 1895–1 September 1974) was a Colombian playwright, poet, journalist, and writer.[1] She wrote the lyrics of the anthem of Barranquilla, Colombia.
De la Rosa was born Amira Hortensia Arrieta MacGregor in Barranquilla, Colombia, on 7 January 1895. She was the daughter of Rafael A. Arrieta and Enriqueta MacGregor (of Irish ancestry) and the oldest of nine siblings. She was also a granddaughter of poet and politician Diógenes Arrieta. Her interest in writing and teaching began while receiving her primary and secondary education at La Presentación de Barranquilla. At eighteen years old, she married the lawyer Reginaldo de la Rosa Ortega. They had a son named Ramiro.[1][2] De la Rosa later traveled to Barcelona to study in an international course for training teachers managed by Maria Montessori. She then studied at the journalism school opened by the Spanish Catholic newspaper El Debate.[2]
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After De la Rosa returned from a trip to Spain, she settled in Barranquilla. In 1926, she founded a school named after the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, whom she befriended while in Spain. Mistral later named a school in her hometown in Chile after De la Rosa on the 30th anniversary of her death.[1][2]
De la Rosa wrote several plays including Madre Borrada (Erased Mother), Piltrafa, Las Viudas de Zacarías (The Widows of Zacarías).[1] The subject of her most well known story, Marsolaire (1941), is the sexual abuse of a girl by her godfather.[3] De la Rosa also contributed to the newspapers ABC (Madrid), El Tiempo (Bogotá), and El Heraldo (Barranquilla).[2]
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De la Rosa is most known for writing the lyrics to the Barranquilla anthem. The hymn was chosen as the winning entry during a competition in 1942, which she submitted under the pseudonym Pirausta.[1] She is a recipient of the award Cruz de Boyacá [es], which was presented to her by Colombian president Guillermo Valencia. She was also awarded the first Public Improvements Society medal [es].[3] On several occasions, she served as a consular representative of Colombia in Spain.[2]
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De la Rosa died on 1 September 1974 in Barranquilla.[1][2]
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Teatro Amira de la Rosa, Barranquilla
In 1982, the Municipal Theater of Barranquilla was named in De la Rosa's honour.[1] On the eve of her 126th birthday, in 2021, the Ministry of Culture, Heritage and Tourism of Barranquilla announced its plans to "exalt" De la Rosa's forgotten creative contributions to the city.[1]
. EnCaribe (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 14 June 2017.
Larios, Kirvin (26 January 2021). "El legado de Amira de la Rosa: más allá de la letra de un himno" [The legacy of Amira de la Rosa: beyond the lyrics of a hymn]. El Heraldo (in Spanish).
Ortega González-Rubio, Mercedes (3 May 2019). ""Marsolaire", de Amira de la Rosa: la violencia contra la mujer revelada" ["Marsolaire", by Amira de la Rosa: violence against women revealed]. Revista Latitud (in Spanish).
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amira, rosa, born, amira, hortensia, arrieta, macgregor, january, 1895, september, 1974, colombian, playwright, poet, journalist, writer, wrote, lyrics, anthem, barranquilla, colombia, bornamira, hortensia, arrieta, macgregor, 1895, january, 1895barranquilla, . Amira de la Rosa born Amira Hortensia Arrieta MacGregor 7 January 1895 1 September 1974 was a Colombian playwright poet journalist and writer 1 She wrote the lyrics of the anthem of Barranquilla Colombia Amira de la RosaBornAmira Hortensia Arrieta MacGregor 1895 01 07 7 January 1895Barranquilla ColombiaDiedSeptember 1 1974 1974 09 01 aged 79 Barranquilla ColombiaOccupation s playwright poet journalist and writer Contents 1 Life and career 1 1 Early life and education 1 2 Career 1 2 1 Barranquilla anthem 1 3 Death 2 Legacy 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksLife and career editEarly life and education edit De la Rosa was born Amira Hortensia Arrieta MacGregor in Barranquilla Colombia on 7 January 1895 She was the daughter of Rafael A Arrieta and Enriqueta MacGregor of Irish ancestry and the oldest of nine siblings She was also a granddaughter of poet and politician Diogenes Arrieta Her interest in writing and teaching began while receiving her primary and secondary education at La Presentacion de Barranquilla At eighteen years old she married the lawyer Reginaldo de la Rosa Ortega They had a son named Ramiro 1 2 De la Rosa later traveled to Barcelona to study in an international course for training teachers managed by Maria Montessori She then studied at the journalism school opened by the Spanish Catholic newspaper El Debate 2 Career edit After De la Rosa returned from a trip to Spain she settled in Barranquilla In 1926 she founded a school named after the Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral whom she befriended while in Spain Mistral later named a school in her hometown in Chile after De la Rosa on the 30th anniversary of her death 1 2 De la Rosa wrote several plays including Madre Borrada Erased Mother Piltrafa Las Viudas de Zacarias The Widows of Zacarias 1 The subject of her most well known story Marsolaire 1941 is the sexual abuse of a girl by her godfather 3 De la Rosa also contributed to the newspapers ABC Madrid El Tiempo Bogota and El Heraldo Barranquilla 2 Barranquilla anthem edit De la Rosa is most known for writing the lyrics to the Barranquilla anthem The hymn was chosen as the winning entry during a competition in 1942 which she submitted under the pseudonym Pirausta 1 She is a recipient of the award Cruz de Boyaca es which was presented to her by Colombian president Guillermo Valencia She was also awarded the first Public Improvements Society medal es 3 On several occasions she served as a consular representative of Colombia in Spain 2 Death edit De la Rosa died on 1 September 1974 in Barranquilla 1 2 Legacy edit nbsp Teatro Amira de la Rosa BarranquillaIn 1982 the Municipal Theater of Barranquilla was named in De la Rosa s honour 1 On the eve of her 126th birthday in 2021 the Ministry of Culture Heritage and Tourism of Barranquilla announced its plans to exalt De la Rosa s forgotten creative contributions to the city 1 Notes edit a b c d e f g h Larios 2021 a b c d e f EnCaribe a b Ortega Gonzalez Rubio 2019 References edit Amira de la Rosa EnCaribe in Spanish Archived from the original on 14 June 2017 Larios Kirvin 26 January 2021 El legado de Amira de la Rosa mas alla de la letra de un himno The legacy of Amira de la Rosa beyond the lyrics of a hymn El Heraldo in Spanish Ortega Gonzalez Rubio Mercedes 3 May 2019 Marsolaire de Amira de la Rosa la violencia contra la mujer revelada Marsolaire by Amira de la Rosa violence against women revealed Revista Latitud in Spanish External links edit nbsp Spanish Wikisource has original text related to this article Himno de Barranquilla Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Amira de la Rosa amp oldid 1178957419, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
