Chilean famous people

Isabel Allende

• Chilean journalist and author born on august 2 1942 in lima peru
• Best known novels are The House of the Spirits and City of the Beast
• Best known for magic realism style writing

Isabel Allende (Cont.)

• Niece and Goddaughter of salvador allende former president of chile
• Several months after her uncle's assassination she sought refuge in Venezuela
• Wrote her first novel House of the Spirits

Bernardo O'Higgins

• Born either August 20 1776 or 1778
• illegitimate son ambrosio O'Higgins who became govenor of of Chile and later Viceroy
• 1808 napolean attacked spain but left chile largely uncontrolled

Bernardo O'Higgins (Cont)

• Within months rose to general in chief of the independentist forces
• Lost to Spain in the first fight but came back with more troops and freed Chiles

Gabriela Mistral

• Born Lucila godoy Alcaya on april 6 1889 at vicuna
• Visited almost every major European country as an ambassador
• Awarded title teacher of the nation in Chile
• Won a Nobel prize for her literature

Questions

• What was Allende's godmother's job?
• Did O'Higgins win his first fight with Spain?
• What prize did Mistral win for her literature?
• what style was allende's writing known for?

Work Cited

• Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.
• Kinsbruner, Jay. "Bernardo O'Higgins." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia Britannica, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.
• Gabriela Mistral Facts." Gabriela Mistral Facts. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.
• Biography Gabriela Mistral •." Biography Online. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2016.