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Julia de Burgos

Julia Constanza Burgos García was born in a rural section of the northeastern municipality of Carolina, Puerto Rico, on February 17, 1914. Her father, Francisco Burgos Hans, was a farmer of German descent. Her mother, Paula García de Burgos, was Afro Puerto Rican. De Burgos was the eldest daughter in a family of thirteen. However, six of her siblings died during childhood. Though she suffered from poverty during her youth, De Burgos was an ambitious student. In 1931, she earned a scholarship to study at the University of Puerto Rico. De Burgos graduated with a degree in teaching and became an elementary school teacher. De Burgos later adopted “de” to her name, which indicates marital status or possession, after divorcing her first husband. The name change symbolized a repossession of her identity.

In response to both widespread poverty, which worsened during the Great Depression, and frustration over American occupation in Puerto Rico, De Burgos the joined the Nationalist Party in 1936. She rallied women, particularly, to advocate for Puerto Ric

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Poet, essayist and teacher

The contradictions and complexity of the human being, in constant social interaction, dynamic and conflicting, are some of the themes present in this writer’s poetry.

Julia Constancia Burgos García, better known as Julia de Burgos or Julita, as her family called her, was born in the Santa Cruz barrio of Carolina on February 17, 1914, to an economically disadvantaged family. Her parents were Francisco Burgos and Paula García. Julia went to elementary school in Carolina and at age 14 she entered University High School at the University of Puerto Rico.

In 1931, with the help of a scholarship, she began her college studies to be a teacher. On May 24, 1933, she earned her teaching certificate from the UPR. Her main interest was literature, but she was also skilled in mathematics and was an outstanding athle

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Julia de Burgos

Puerto Rican poet (1914–1953)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is de Burgos and the second or maternal family name is Garcia.

Julia de Burgos
de Burgos in the early 1950s
Born	Julia Constancia Burgos García (1914-02-17)February 17, 1914 Carolina, Puerto Rico
Died	July 6, 1953(1953-07-06) (aged 39) Manhattan, New York, United States
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

Julia Constanza Burgos García (February 17, 1914 – July 6, 1953), known as Julia de Burgos, was a Puerto Rican poet, journalist, independista, Nuyorican, 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 rightsactivist for women and African and Afro-Cari