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- Birth nameJulia Constancia Burgos García
- Julia De Burgos was born on February 17, 1914 in Carolina, Puerto Rico. She was a writer, known for Julia: All in Me (2002) and Vida y poesía de Julia de Burgos (1978). She was married to Armando Marín and Ruben Rodrigues Beauchamp. She died on July 5, 1953 in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesArmando Marín(1943 - 1947) (divorced)Ruben Rodrigues Beauchamp(1934 - 1937) (divorced)
- Is considered along with Gabriela Mistral, as the two greatest female poets of Latin America.
- Has many schools and streets named in her honor in Puerto Rico and the United States.
- On September 14, 2010, the United States Postal Service unveiled a first class stamp commemorating her life and literary works. The stamp was presented in a ceremony in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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