It was a symbolic moment, since she was firmly grounded in the pantheon of Mexican icons. Her grave was unmarked for almost three hundred years, until the 1970s, when the Convent of Santa Paula of the Order of San Jerónimo, where she spent her last years, underwent renovation and her remains were purportedly identified. Ironically, Juana de Asbaje-alias Sor Juana de la Cruz-died in anonymity. Teresa Villegas, “Sor Juana: Lotería” (2000) Along with Ernesto “Che” Guevara and Evita Perón, she is ubiquitous. The conduits keep multiplying: statues, Lotería cards, key chains, recipe books, coffee mugs, Día de los Muertos costumes. And, between 19, on the $1,000 peso bill, which was pushed out by inflation, becoming the $200 peso note, also with her semblance. And an animated TV series.Įven more frequently, she is paid tribute to in ranchera, tejano, and hip-hop lyrics. A play mounted by the Royal Shakespeare Company, staged in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2012. The target of countless homages by literati such as Gabriela Mistral, Amado Nervo, Xavier Villaurrutia, and José Lezama Lima. Stands next to the Beatles and other added luminaries in Sgt. She dances in heaven with Marc Chagall’s ethereal characters. Or replaces the screamer in Edvard Munch’s famous expressionist painting of 1910. She shows up as a guerrillera, with rifle and bullet belts. In anticipation of the release of his forthcoming book, Sor Juana: Or, the Persistence of Pop, we’re excited to share a brief excerpt from Ilan Stavans’ meditations on the legacy of this celebrated feminist icon. Referenced in ranchera, tejana, and hip-hop lyrics, and celebrated in popular art as a guerrillera with rifle and bullet belts, Sor Juana has become ubiquitous. A sixteenth-century Mexican nun, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, has become one of the most rebellious and lasting icons in modern times, on par with Mahatma Gandhi, Ernesto “Che” Guevara, and Nelson Mandela.
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