María García Granados y Saborío
María García Granados | |
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Daguerreotype of María García Granados | |
| Born | 1860 Guatemala City, Guatemala |
| Died | May 10,1878 (aged 17–18) |
| Occupation | socialite |
| Known for | Inspired Cuban poet and hero José Martí the poem La Niña de Guatemala. She was both granddaughter and niece of the Guatemalan poet and journalist María Josefa García Granados. |
| Parent | General Miguel García Granados |
María García Granados y Saborío (1860 – May 10, 1878), also known as La Niña de Guatemala ("The Girl of Guatemala"), was a Guatemalan socialite, daughter of General Miguel García Granados, who was President of Guatemala from 1871 to 1873 and whose house served as a gathering for the top artists and writers of the time. María was also niece of María Josefa García Granados, an influential poet and journalist of the time. When Cuban poet and patriot José Martí came to Guatemala in 1877, he was invited to General Garcia Granados gatherings and fell in love with Maria there, but could not act on this love because he was already engaged to marry Ms. Carmen Zayas Bazán. María died in 1878, shortly after learning that Martí had married, and he immortalized her in his 1891 poem La Niña de Guatemala.