Primera naturalista costarricense, Amparo López-Calleja

 

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Autor: Quesada Avendaño, Gabriel
Formato: artículo original
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de Publicación:2016
Descripción:Amparo López-Calleja was born in Nuevitas, Province of Camagüey, Cuba. August 7, 1870. Francisco, her father, and Manuel her uncle, fought in The Ten Year War against Spain (1868-1878). Due to political reasons, she left Cuba when she was three years old with her two brothers.because her life was in serious danger. It was the beginning of the war of independence in Cuba. She grew up and was educated in Costa Rica where she performed a wide variety of social, political and scientific activities. She created public and private institutions to protect children, ill and elder people. Nationally and internationally recognized for her contributions to natural history and orchidology. Disappointed from local politics in Costa Rica, she moved and died in Tegucigalpa, Honduras on April 20, 1951. This extraordinary woman is considered the first Costa Rican naturalist for her biological and social legacy.   
País:Portal de Revistas UCR
Institución:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Lenguaje:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/22902
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/estudios/article/view/22902
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Independencia de Cuba
actividades sociales
polítcas y científicas en Costa Rica
orquídiología
primera naturalista
Cuban Independence
social
political and scientific activities in Costa Rica
orchidology
first Costa Rican naturalist