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Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz has incompatible recorded birth dates. The main Wikidata statement lists November 12, 1651 in Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexico.

Born

November 12, 1651

An exact age is omitted because the recorded dates are incompatible or not precise enough.

Died: April 17, 1695

Source:

Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05.

Birthplace
Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexico
Professions
writer, mathematician, philosopher, nun, poet, religious sister, composer, cloistered nun, playwright
Citizenship
Spanish Empire, Mexico, New Spain

Incompatible birth dates

Sources disagree: November 12, 1651 (datos.bne.es; Cruz, Juana Inés de La) or in 1648 (Encyclopædia Universalis; Enciclopedia delle donne; Third World Women's Literatures) or November 12, 1648 (Archivio Storico Ricordi - digital collection).

The main date retains its own sources. These alternatives overlap neither all other statements nor the main date. Rank is Wikidata editorial priority, not proof.

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Synchronized from Wikidata on 2026-10-05. View Wikidata record

Questions people ask

Where was Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz born?

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was born in Nepantla de Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Mexico.

When did Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz die?

Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz died on April 17, 1695.