Miria Contreras Explained
Miria Contreras (28 April 1927 – 22 November 2002) was Salvador Allende's mistress and secretary.[1] [2] [3] She was born in Taltal, Chile. After the coup that ousted Allende as president of Chile she received political asylum in Cuba.[4] She and Beatriz Allende, the president's daughter, were close confidantes of Allende.[5] Her son was detained and killed.[6]
Notes and References
- Miria Contreras Bell (La Payita): Desafíos epistemológicos para una biografía. Élodie. Lebeau. June 1, 2021. Les Cahiers de Framespa. 37. 37 . doaj.org. 10.4000/framespa.11064. 199210820 . free.
- Web site: Chile. La Payita en tres palabras . 10 September 2020 .
- Mireya Baltra, Beatriz "Tati" Allende y Miria Contreras "Payita". Tres mujeres clave en la Unidad Popular. Diego Ajo. Sagredo. January 1, 2019. TFG Mireya Baltra, Tati Allende y Payita. Tres Mujeres Clave en la Unidad Popular. www.academia.edu.
- Book: Spooner, Mary Helen. Soldiers in a Narrow Land: The Pinochet Regime in Chile, Updated Edition. September 22, 1999. University of California Press. 9780520221697 . Google Books.
- Book: Kruijt, Dirk. Cuba and Revolutionary Latin America: An Oral History. January 1, 2017. Bloomsbury Publishing. 9781783608041 . Google Books.
- Web site: Nieta de la "Payita": "Es hora de darle su sitial a Enrique Ropert" « Diario y Radio Universidad Chile. radio.uchile.cl.