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Mónica Briones
Mónica Ángelica Briones Puccio (Santiago, Santiago de Chile, 7 July 1950 – 9 July 1984) was a Chilean painter and sculptor. Her murder during the Military dictatorship of Chile (1973–1990), military dictatorship is considered the first documented case of a lesbophobia, lesbophobic hate crime in Chile, and it inspired the formation of the first lesbian group in her country, Colectiva Lésbica Feminista Ayuquelén, Colectiva Lésbica Ayuquelén, as well as the establishment of Lesbian Visibility Day, which has been commemorated every July 9 since 2015 in Chile. Biography The daughter of an artisan and a dressmaker, Briones studied at the University of Chile's School of Arts in the late 1960s, where she was taught by the well known visual artist, Nemesio Antúnez. She won a painting contest at Cerro Santa Lucía, which consisted of painting for more than 72 hours continuously. She used to sell her artwork at Parque Forestal. Early on the morning of July 9, 1984, after leavin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Santiago
Santiago (, ; ), also known as Santiago de Chile, is the capital and largest city of Chile as well as one of the largest cities in the Americas. It is the center of Chile's most densely populated region, the Santiago Metropolitan Region, whose total population is 8 million which is nearly 40% of the country's population, of which more than 6 million live in the city's continuous urban area. The city is entirely in the country's central valley. Most of the city lies between above mean sea level. Founded in 1541 by the Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, Santiago has been the capital city of Chile since colonial times. The city has a downtown core of 19th-century neoclassical architecture and winding side-streets, dotted by art deco, neo-gothic, and other styles. Santiago's cityscape is shaped by several stand-alone hills and the fast-flowing Mapocho River, lined by parks such as Parque Forestal and Balmaceda Park. The Andes Mountains can be seen from most p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
