Jerez de la Frontera

have never been written at all, on the basis of the author’s sex. Her experience with same-sex relationships, her feminist ideals, and her will for learning contribute to Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz’s defiant nature, which shines through her writings. To start, the experience and support that Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz had with…

Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca was born in the town of Jerez de la Frontera, and his ancestral lineage was of noble stock. Cabeza de Vaca served the king of Spain as a soldier, fighting in several campaigns. After earning his position as a respected soldier, “Cabeza de Vaca was appointed royal treasurer on an expedition to North America commanded by Pantilo de Narvaez” (“Alvar”). This expedition would become an “odyssey,” which is where Cabeza de Vaca acquired his reputation among the natives as a…