Julia de Burgos | |
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Born | Julia Constancia Burgos García February 17, 1914 Carolina, Puerto Rico |
Died | July 6, 1953 Manhattan, New York, United States | (aged 39)
Occupation | Poet, activist |
Nationality | Puerto Rican |
Period | 20th century |
Genre | Lyric poetry, lament |
Literary movement | Puerto Rican Independence |
Notable works | El Rio Grande de Loiza; Yo misma fui mi ruta; A Julia De Burgos |
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Julia Constanza Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953), also known as Julia de Burgos, was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and teacher.[1]As an advocate of Puerto Rican independence, she served as Secretary General of the Daughters of Freedom, the women's branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party.[2] She was also a civil rights activist for women and African and Afro-Caribbean writers.
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