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Paulina Harriet

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Paulina Harriet de Gorostarzou (1811–1891) was a French-Spanish industrialist and philanthropist.[1] She is known as the founder of the Colegio Nuestra Señora de Lourdes in Valladolid in 1884.

She married the textile merchant Juan Dibildos Barhó in 1840. The couple founded a tanning factory in Valladolid. When she was widowed in 1874, she took over the business personally.

She died 16 November 1891.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ Colegio Nuestra Señora de Lourdes: Reseña Historica. Editorial MAXTOR. 2009. p. 9. ISBN 978-84-9761-433-7.
  2. ^ Juan Agapito y Revilla (2004). Las calles de Valladolid: nomenclátor histórico. Editorial MAXTOR. p. 142. ISBN 978-84-9761-142-8.
  3. ^ Casimiro González García-Valladolid (2003). Datos para la historia biográfica de Valladolid. Vol. 1. Editorial MAXTOR. p. 659. ISBN 978-84-9761-076-6.