Biographical Overview & Key Facts

Subject:

Julia de Burgos

Role / Field:

Influential Puerto Rican poet, journalist, and advocate for independence.

Born:

1914-02-17

Died:

1953-07-06

Century / Era:

1914s Historical Era

Database Source:

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Origins & Early Life

Julia Constanza Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953), known as Julia de Burgos, was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, Puerto Rican independence advocate, and teacher. 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 a civil rights activist for women and African and Afro-Caribbean writers. Julia de Burgos was born Julia Constanza Burgos García to Francisco Burgos Hance, a farmer, and Paula García de Burgos.

Pivotal Works & Achievements

Her father was a member of the Puerto Rico National Guard and had a farm near the town of Carolina, Puerto Rico, where she was born. The family later moved to the barrio of Santa Cruz of the same city. She was the oldest of thirteen children. Six of her younger siblings died of malnutrition. After Burgos graduated from Muñoz Rivera Primary School in 1928, her family moved to Rio Piedras, where she was awarded a scholarship to attend University High School.

Enduring Legacy & Impact

In 1931, she enrolled in University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras Campus to become a teacher. In 1933, at the age of 19, Burgos graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with...

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