Julia de Burgos left her legacy through her poetic writings and her passion for civil rights activism in the Daughters of Freedom, a branch of the Puerto Rican Nationalist party. She was born on February 17th, 1914. She was born in Carolina, Puerto Rico and grew up in a barrio, and was the first born of a family of thirteen children. Her father was Francisco Hans, he was a farmer and also worked for the National Guard and her mother was Paula Garcia de Burgos. Although she was one of thirteen children, six of her youngest siblings unfortunately did not survive and due to malnutrition. She struggled while she was growing up, however she was fortunate enough to make it and went on to continue her education.
After she graduated from High School in 1928, her family moved to Rio Piedras as she was given a scholarship to attend High School. After she graduated she went on to the University of Puerto Rico aspiring to be a teacher, graduating with a teaching …show more content…
Her reasoning for moving to New York was due to her last attempt at love not working out, she was in a relationship that “lasted a few years and was followed by another brief marriage from 1943 to 1947 to musician Armando Marin” (Gonzalez 2014). She was a teacher and a writer, “de Burgos made important declarations through her poetry. She was a feminist and advocate for Puerto Rican independence” (Gonzalez 2014). During that time in the United States, racial discrimination was the cultural norm and Julia remained true to herself and her culture. This was the aspect of her writing that left such an impact, not only was it the way that she could write but it was also what she stood for and believed in. Controversial issues for that time such as equality and independence, such as her feminist views were not easy things to write about, especially during that time
After she graduated from High School in 1928, her family moved to Rio Piedras as she was given a scholarship to attend High School. After she graduated she went on to the University of Puerto Rico aspiring to be a teacher, graduating with a teaching …show more content…
Her reasoning for moving to New York was due to her last attempt at love not working out, she was in a relationship that “lasted a few years and was followed by another brief marriage from 1943 to 1947 to musician Armando Marin” (Gonzalez 2014). She was a teacher and a writer, “de Burgos made important declarations through her poetry. She was a feminist and advocate for Puerto Rican independence” (Gonzalez 2014). During that time in the United States, racial discrimination was the cultural norm and Julia remained true to herself and her culture. This was the aspect of her writing that left such an impact, not only was it the way that she could write but it was also what she stood for and believed in. Controversial issues for that time such as equality and independence, such as her feminist views were not easy things to write about, especially during that time