Queer Ancestor Spotlight: Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, also known as Doña Inés de Asbaje y Ramirez de Santillana, a Hieronymite nun who lived in colonial Mexico in the 17th century. She was a writer, philosopher, composer, and poet. She predominantly self-educated and would become on the acclaimed masters of the Spanish Golden Age, gaining the nicknames “The Tenth Muse” and “The Phoenix of America.” As a nun she focused on issues of love and feminism, which would lead to her condemnation by the Bishop of Puebla.