Biographies of extraordinary women
Biographies of extraordinary women
Isabel Zendal Gómez is one of the most outstanding nurses in all of history. She is considered one of the most relevant figures in the field of solidarity and nursing. She played a key role in the “Royal Smallpox Philanthropic Expedition” that, in 1803, set sail from the port of La Coruña to America with …
Biography of Sheila Herrero Spanish athlete who competed in speed skating on inline skates. She is the Spanish athlete with the most world triumphs: no less than 15 gold medals in world championships. She still holds four world records in skating. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Sheila Herrero …
Biography of Genoveva Torres Spanish religious in solidarity with the elderly in need of company in their solitude. She founded a Religious Institute to come to the aid of these women. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Childhood and family of Genoveva Torres Genoveva Torres Morales was born on …
Biography of Rosalía de Castro Spanish poet and novelist who wrote in both Galician and Spanish. It is considered among the great poets of the Spanish literature of the 19th century, as an incarnation and symbol of the Galician people. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Rosalía de Castro …
Biography of Francisca Aguirre Benito Spanish poet and narrator. The late publication of her first collection of poems has meant that the name of Francisca Aguirre has been removed from the anthologies of her generation and that only recently has her recognition as a poet grown significantly. Click here if you want to see this …
Biography of Concha Espina, Spanish writer, contemporary of the literary generation of 98, one of the best representatives of the culture of Spain and one of the most relevant values of universal literature. Her great merits made her a candidate for the Nobel Prize for Literature, on three successive occasions: 1926, 1927 and 1928. Click …
Biography of Santa Teresa with surnames Sánchez de Cepeda Dávila and Ahumada, although she generally used the name Teresa de Ahumada until she entered the Carmelite Order, then changing her name to Teresa de Jesús. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation She was such an extraordinary and unusual woman …
Biography of Beatriz Galindo Spanish writer, known above all for her fame as a cultured woman, teacher of Latin and grammar of Queen Isabel la Católica. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Due to her fame as a humanist, concerned with letters, and a deep connoisseur of the Latin …
Biography of Isabel la Católica. The Catholic Monarchs, inseparable in life and in history. They are responsible for the beginning of the unification of Spain as a country, and the discovery of America in 1492. Click here if you want to see this biography in Spanish translation Isabel resolutely opposed all the marriage commitments she …
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