Fernán Caballero

• Name — Fernán Caballero • Birth Name — Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl und Lütkens y Ruiz de Larrea. • Born — 24 December 1796 • Birthplace — Morges, Vaud • Died — 7 April 1877 • Place of death — Seville, Spain • Language — Spanish • Genre — Novel • Notable Works — La Mitología contada a los niños e historia de los grandes hombres de la Grecia • Spouse — Antonio Planells y Bardají (1816-1816), Francisco de Paula Ruiz del Arco (1822-1835), Antonio Arrom y Morales de Ayala (1837-1859) • Relatives — Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber (father), Frasquita Larrea (mother)

Caballero was born in Morges, Switzerland as Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl und Lütkens y Ruiz de Larrea. She was the daughter of Johann Nikolaus Böhl von Faber, a German merchant from Hamburg, and Frasquita Larrea, a Spanish writer from Cádiz. She was educated principally in Hamburg but visited Spain in 1815. In 1816, she married Antonio Planells y Bardaxi, an infantry captain who was killed the same year. In 1822 Caballero married Francisco Ruiz del Arco, Marqués de Arco Hermoso, an officer in one of the Spanish household regiments. Upon the death of Arco in 1835, Caballero, now a marquesa, married Antonio Arrom y Morales de Ayala in 1837. Arrom was appointed consul in Australia, engaged in business enterprises and made money; committed suicide in 1859.

She also worked under the name Fernán Caballero. The authorities additionally record the headings Cecilia Francisca Josefa Böhl und Lütkens y Ruiz de Larrea, Cecilia Böhl de Faber Ruiz de Larrea, Cecilia Böhl von Faber and Fernan Caballero. Her recorded languages were Spanish, German, French and English. Her recorded confession was Catholic Church. She was the child of Juan Nicolás Böhl de Faber and Frasquita Larrea. She married Francisco de Paula Ruiz del Arco.