#the reason i did this is because. I've rarely seen an argentina oc drawn with maría remedios :c (aside from martín from lh)

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i'm quite late but i still wanted to post this so: here's argentina (angie) and maría remedios del valle (the capitana/mother of the homeland).

i wanted to make these drawings as a sort-of tribute for the 8th of november (aka. the afro-argentines and afro-culture's day, which is in conmemoration to her) because, despite being one of the most forgotten figures in our history, maría remedios was important, more than people realize. and since this is about my hetalia oc (oops-) here's how i vision her influence on argentina, not only as a country but as a woman:

angie saw her as a role figure, almost like a mother in a way, she was the closest thing she would get as a maternal figure. during her independence, angie kept maría remedios close, as they helped eachother and made their way through the war, she tought her how to fight, heal the wounded soldiers and many things.

however, after it was over, they took different paths, angie had other wars to fight and she didn't know anything else about maría remedios until it was too late. it didn't help that all this happened when angie was still very young, as she was growing up, she began to forget. it was only in recent years that maria remedios was beggining to be recognized for who she was, after being forgotten for centuries. argentina forgot about her, just like we argentines did, her people.

i am very aware of what happened to maría remedios and her story, how argentines forgot her and discredited her achievements and efforts (such ignorance being rooted in racism and misoginy). she is just as important as san martín, manuel belgrano and many argentine figures, we must not leave her in oblivion again.

#this is my most serious work so far when it comes to my hetalia oc lol #the reason i did this is because. I've rarely seen an argentina oc drawn with maría remedios :c (aside from martín from lh) #that's why i decided to dig a little deeper and learn about her story. and so i drew her with my argentina (angie) :3 #i thought of it as like. Those hetalia fanarts where they draw historical figures with their specific countries #joan of arc with france. Old fritz with prussia. Washington with america. You get it #that's why i wanted to do the same with mine!!! and add a little twist to it #i'm no history teacher. But i hope someone learns something more about argentine history that not so many know. Not even actual argentines #hetalia #hetalia argentina #aph argentina #hws argentina #historical hetalia #maría remedios del valle #hetalia oc #oc x canon #my art #sorry if its a little bittersweet. But that's just how history is :'( #and also im sorry for posting this so late. I've been busy with life in general ;v;