Blanca Subercaseaux de Valdés
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c. 1885–c. 1887
- Writer
- artist
Blanca Subercaseaux de Valdés | |
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| Born | Blanca Subercaseaux Errázuriz; c. 1885–c. 1887 Chile |
| Died | August 1965 (aged 77–80) |
| Occupations |
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| Spouse |
Horacio Valdés Ortúzar
(m. 1906) |
| Children | 5 including, Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux Gabriel Valdés |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Pedro Subercaseaux (brother) Luis Subercaseaux (brother) Juan Subercaseaux (brother) Juan Gabriel (grandson) José Tomás Errázuriz (uncle) Eugenia Errázuriz (aunt) Maximiano Errázuriz Valdivieso (grandfather) Carmen Quiroga de Urmeneta (great-grandmother) Federico Errázuriz Zañartu (great-grandfather) Eulogia Echaurren (great-grandmother) |
| Family | Errázuriz family Subercaseaux family |
| Writing career | |
| Pen name | Carmen Valle |
| Language | Spanish Latin |
| Years active | 1929–1965 |
Blanca Subercaseaux de Valdés (née Subercaseaux Errázuriz; c. 1885–c. 1887 – 1965[1][2]), known by the pen name Carmen Valle, was a Chilean writer and artist.[3][4]
Blanca Subercaseaux Errázuriz was born in either 1885 or 1887 in Chile to Ramón Subercaseaux Vicuña, a painter, politician and diplomat, and Amalia Errázuriz de Subercaseaux (née Errázuriz Urmeneta), a writer and the founder of the League of Chilean Women.[5][6][7][8][9] Through her father Subercaseaux was a member of the Subercaseaux family, and was the granddaughter of the politician and businessperson Ramón Subercaseaux Mercado.[5][10] Through her mother Subercaseaux was a member of the Errázuriz family, and was the granddaughter of Maximiano Errázuriz Valdivieso,[5] and the niece of José Tomás Errázuriz and Eugenia Errázuriz. One of ten siblings, Subercaseaux was the sister of Pedro Subercaseaux, Luis Subercaseaux and Juan Subercaseaux.[6][7][11]
In the 1890s the family lived in Paris before returning to Chile.[5] In 1892, Subercaseaux and her sister Rosaria were the subjects of A Portrait of the Daughters of Ramón Subercaseaux by Anders Zorn.[12] From 1898 to 1903 the family lived in Berlin.[5][6]
Career
Subercaseaux primarily wrote Catholic devotional literature and biographies. In 1929, Subercaseaux wrote the latin libretto for Marta Canales' "Marta y María".[13] The same year Subercaseaux and her family moved to Italy before later returning to Chile.[14]
In 1935, Subercaseaux was the Honorary General President for the Consejo de las Marías de los Sagrarios.[15]
In August 1947, Subercaseaux exhibited a series of watercolours alongside her son Francisco Valdés Subercaseaux.[16]
