Carmen Arriagada

Carmen Arriagada García
Painting of Carmen Arriagada
Born	1807 Chillán Viejo, Ñuble Region
Died	January 12, 1888(1888-01-12) (aged 80–81) Talca, Maule Region
Nationality	Chilean
Occupation	writer
Spouse	Eduardo Gutike

Carmen Arriagada García (1807 – January 12, 1888) was a Chilean writer.

Arriagada García was born in Chillán Viejo, Ñuble Region, 1807, of an aristocratic family. She was the daughter of Pedro Ramón Arriagada, a public figure, and Maria Antonia Garcia. She was educated in Santiago and married a German military man, Eduardo Gutike. After her father died, she moved with her husband to Linares on lands she inherited from her father. Later they moved to Talca, where she lived until the time of her death. She carried on a relationship for almost 16 years, though letters, with the German Romantic painter, Johann Moritz Rugendas, who arrived in Chile in 1834. They met at the home of Isidora Zegers in Talca. Her letters, not necessarily private, but rather meant to be shared among friends and family,^[1] were written in French and English. His last letter to her was in 1849, while her last letter to him was in 1851. The collection of love letters is held by Museo Histórico O'Higginiano.^[2] She died in Talca, Maule Region, January 12, 1888.

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