We present the biography of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, the highest figure of Mexican letters. Discover more about his life and work. Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz was born in the hacienda of San Miguel Nepantla, State of Mexico, on November 12, 1648. Her name, before taking the habit, was Juana de Asbaje y Ramírez since she was the natural daughter of the creole Isabel Ramírez de Santillana and the vizcaíno Pedro Manuel de Asbaje. As a child, Sor Juana grew up with her maternal grandfather Pedro Ramírez, at the hacienda Panoayan. His genius manifested from an …