Anita Delgado Briones (1890–1962) was a Spanish flamenco dancer and singer from Andalusia who achieved fame for having married the Indian Maharaja of Kapurthala, thus becoming a Rani of Kapurthala.
Anita Delgado
Anita Delgado, c. 1910 – c. 1915.
The Maharaja of Kapurthala and his wife in Chicago, 1915
Delgado in 1915
Kapurthala is a city in Punjab state of India. It is the administrative headquarters of Kapurthala District. It was the capital of the Kapurthala State, a princely state in British India. The aesthetic mix of the city with its prominent buildings based on French and Indo-Saracenic architecture self-narrate its princely past. It is also known as city of Palaces & Gardens. According to the 2011 census, Kapurthala is the least populated city in India.
Image: Jagatjit Club
Image: Durbar Hall , Kapurthala
Image: Villa at KPT
Image: Moorish Mosque of Kapurthala in the state of Punjab 05