Julia de Burgos

Comprehensive information about Julia de Burgos including biographical information, facts, literary works, and more. Julia de Burgos is considered by many as the greatest poet born in Puerto Rico, and, along with Gabriela Mistral, one of the greatest female poets of Latin America. 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. She was also an ardent civil rights activist for women and African/Afro-Caribbean writers. This educational Julia de Burgos resource has information about the author's life, works, quotations, articles and essays, and more.