Famous People with Name Gertrudis

Gertrudis Gómez De Avellaneda Y Arteaga            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Gertrudis Gómez De Avellaneda Y Arteaga: was a Cuban writer of the 19th century.Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda y Arteaga, widely known as la Avellaneda, was born in Puerto Príncipe (modern day Camaguey), Cuba. She came from a noble background; her father, Manuel Gomez de Avellaneda, was a descendent of the royal family of Navarre and aristocracy of Vizcaya of Spain, and also a commander of the Spanish navy in charge of the central regions of Cuba.

Gertrudis Gomez De Avellanda            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Gertrudis Gomez De Avellanda: was a Cuban born writer who left Cuba for Spain when she was twenty-two. Of her many plays, poems, and stories, her most memorable and celebrated novel was Sab, published in 1841. Banned in Cuba, Sab is the story of a Cuban slave who falls in love with the white woman who owns him and the sacrifices he makes for her.