Quotes from Hispanic Literature

Probably the most famous author in the Spanish-speaking world, Cervantes wrote "El ingenioso hidalgo don Quijote de la Mancha"("The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha"), which is often called simply "Don Quijote"("Don Quixote").

Chilean poet Pablo Neruda is most famous for his odes and poems about love.

Sor Juana was a nun and poet who wrote in both Latin and nahuatl(Nahuatl), an indigenous language spoken in Mexico.

Argentinean author Jorge Luis Borges often wrote about laberintos(labyrinths).

Colombian author Gabriel García Márquez, affectionately known as Gabo, is most famous for the magical realist masterpiece "Cien años de soledad"("One Hundred Years of Solitude").

Also known as Santa Teresa de Ávila, Santa Teresa was a Spanish nun who founded a large number of convents and wrote a celebrated autobiography.

Puerto Rican poet Julia de Burgos was a civil rights activist and an advocate for the independence of Puerto Rico.

Cuban author José Martí was also a journalist, translator, and professor.

Peruvian author Blanca Varela often wrote about writing itself - how meta!

Nicaraguan author Rubén Darío is known as the father of Spanish modernism.

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