Hispanic Heritage Month: Governor Susana Martinez and Sister de la Cruz

Governor Martinez 

Susana Martinez, Governor of New Mexico

Susana Martinez is the first woman to be elected Governor of New Mexico and the first Hispanic female governor in the United States.In 2013, Martinez was named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in the world.

Martinez was born in El Paso in 1959. Her father served as a deputy sheriff for El Paso County, Texas. She was a Democrat but became a Republican in 1959.

More on Governor Martinez at Biography.com and Wikipedia. 


Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz: Nun, Woman Rights Activist, scholar, and writer 

November 12, 161- April 17, 1695

Sister Juana

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was a 17th century nun, self-taught scholar and acclaimed writer of the Latin American colonial period and the Hispanic Baroque. She was also a staunch advocate for women's rights.

Sister Juana was Hieronymite nun of New Spain. She lived in a colonial era when Mexico was part of the Spanish Empire. She was the illegitimate child of a Spanish Captain and a Criollo woman. Sister Juana became very religious as a child, and at age 16 she was sent to live in Mexico City. She became famous over her literary accomplishments.

More on this interesting nun at Biography.com and Wikipedia