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Alfred-Maurice de Zayas (born 31 May ) is a Cuban-born American lawyer and writer, active in the field of human rights and international law..
María de Zayas
Spanish writer (c. 1590 - 1661)
María de Zayas y Sotomayor (before 12 September 1590 – 1661[1]) wrote during Spain's Golden Age of literature.
She is considered by a number of modern critics as one of the pioneers of literary feminism, while others consider her simply a well-accomplished baroque author.
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The female characters in de Zayas's stories were used as vehicles to enlighten readers about the plight of women in Spanish society, or to instruct them in proper ways to live their lives.
Biography
Born in Madrid, de Zayas was the daughter of infantry captain Fernando de Zayas y Sotomayor and María Catalina de Barrasa.
Her baptism was known to have taken place in the church of San Sebastian on 12 September 1590, and given the fact that most of Spain's well-to-do families baptized their infants days after birth, it may be deduced that de Zayas was born days before this date.
Little is known with any certainty about her life. We do not know whethe