Spanish Studies, LAIS, and Human Rights Presents

Recovering Lost Testimonies Women's Voices – I: A Conversation with Professor Zalamea from Uniandes (Bogotá)

This presentation delves into the life and correspondence of Patricia Zalamea’s grandmother, Amelia Costa Charroalde, a woman born in Madrid in 1904, who married the renowned Colombian writer and diplomat Jorge Zalamea Borda. Amelia’s story is pieced together through the letters and photographs she exchanged with her mother, Gregoria Charroalde, during the turbulent years of the Spanish Civil War. While Amelia enjoyed a comfortable life in Bogotá and Mexico, her mother in Barcelona faced the harsh realities of the war, running a laundry business to survive. Amelia tragically passed away in 1943 at the age of 39. It took over fifty years for the families on both sides of the Atlantic to reconnect. Patricia Zalamea's ongoing research project explores the family archives to shed light on the lives of these two women, long overlooked by history, offering a glimpse into their personal experiences during extraordinary times.

Open to the Bard Spanish-speaking community. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Professor López-Gay at [email protected].

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 10:10 am – 11:30 am EDT/GMT-4

Location: Olin Humanities, Room 301

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