Category Archives: HEROES & HEROINES
HEROES & HEROINES
HEROES & HEROINES
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz
Juana Inés de Asbaje y Ramírez also known as Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, was born in Nepantla Mexico in 1651. She was a Mexican writer who influenced greatly Hispano-American literature of the 17th century. She was known in her lifetime as "The Tenth Muse", or "The Phoenix of America." H... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
Frida Kahlo Viva la Vida
Family Frida Kahlo was born July 6, 1907 in Coyoacan, Mexico. She was the third daughter of Wilhelm Kahlo and Matilde Calderon. Her father, who later changed his name to Guillermo, was a German immigrant of Hungarian descent who worked as a photographer and held a liberally inclined set of vie... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
Nezahualcoyotl : The Emperor Poet
"Yo soy Nezahualcóyotl, Soy el cantor" Spanish “I am Nezahualcoyotl, I am the songster” Leader, poet, warrior, architect; Nezahaualcoyotl was a great thinker, wise and versatile. Nezahualcóyotl was born ... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez Mexican Independence Heroine
Spanish Doña Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez, a Mexican patriot as well as a heroine of Mexico’s Independence War, made her name in history for her bravery when she risked her own life alerting the rebel insurgents about the discovery of the Queretaro Conspiracy for Independence. Thanks... Read MoreHEROES & HEROINES
Guadalupe Victoria: Mexico’s First President
Jose Miguel Ramon Adaucto Fernández Félix, better known as Guadalupe Victoria, was born in Tamazula, Nueva Vizcaya, currently the state of Durango in 1786. At a very young age he was left an orphan, leaving his uncle, Augustin Fernandez, to take care of him. Since his uncle took custo... Read MoreFind articles and news about Mexico.
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