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Statue of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Madrid

Fernando Losada Rodríguez · 2011 (photo); monument created later than her lifetime

Another bronze statue in Madrid depicting Sor Juana seated in a nun's habit with a book or paper on her lap.

Another public monument to Sor Juana, showing her continued recognition as a writer and scholar.

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Bronze statue of a seated woman in a nun's habit with a book or paper on her lap, on a grey granite pedestal inscribed with dedication text, in a park with trees and lawn.
Statue of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Madrid. Photo by Fernando Losada Rodríguez, 2011.

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What it is

This bronze statue shows a seated woman in a nun's habit holding a book or paper, placed on a grey granite pedestal with a dedication inscription, in a park in Madrid. The photo was taken by Fernando Losada Rodríguez in 2011.

Why it matters

This is one of several monuments to Sor Juana found outside Mexico, showing how her writings and reputation as a scholar crossed borders and generations. Monuments like this reflect choices later communities made about how to remember her.

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  • What details in the statue point to her being remembered as a writer rather than just a nun?
  • Why do you think multiple cities have built monuments to her?
  • What might the inscription tell us that the statue alone cannot show?

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Open book showing the title page of 'Fama, y obras posthumas del Fenix de Mexico' by Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, published in Madrid in 1714. A library stamp and a number 157448 appear on the left page.Letter

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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1691

Printed page from a 1714 edition of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz's works, headed 'Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz' and 'REDONDILLAS', with the poem 'Hombres necios' printed in two columns of Spanish verse in old-style typeface, page number 85 at top right.Book

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Hombres necios

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Title page of 'Poemas de la única poetisa americana, musa décima, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz', Madrid 1714, first volume. Printed in black letter with large capitals, listing the author as a religious professed in San Jerónimo, Mexico City, and the dedication to Saint Joseph and Saint Teresa.Book

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Primero sueño

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1692

Title page of a 1695 printed broadside in Spanish, with an ornate border. Heading reads 'Protesta de la fe, y renovación de los votos religiosos, que hizo, y dejó escrita con su sangre la M. Juana Inés de la Cruz, Monja Profesa en S. Gerónimo de Mexico.' Below: an indulgence notice, a central 'JHS' monogram, and the imprint 'En Mexico, por Doña Maria de Benavides Viuda de Juan de Ribera. Año de 1695.'Document

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Protesta de la fe y renovación de los votos religiosos

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz · 1695

Title page of Inundación Castalida, 1689, by Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz. Text in old Spanish typeface names her as the unique poetess, religious of San Jerónimo in Mexico City, and gives the dedication to the Condesa de Paredes, Marquesa de la Laguna, and the publisher Juan García Infanzón in Madrid.Book

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Inundación castálida

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