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1895–1983 · Caguas · Literary Critic • Educator

Born January 21, 1895 in Caguas. Died June 26, 1983 in San Juan. Internationally recognized literary scholar whose writings and teaching helped shape the study of Hispanic literature throughout Latin America. She was an elementary and secondary school teacher. Her essays, a product of serious investigations, have been published in the most important publications on Hispanic literature. Her writings have been compiled in fifteen volumes by the Editorial Cultural. Some of these include: "Asomante", "Amado Nervo" and "La inquietud sosegada".