Gabriela Mistral

Gabriela Mistral
Gabriela Mistral
Born	Lucila de María del Perpetuo Socorro Godoy Alcayaga; 7 April 1889; Vicuña, Chile
Died	10 January 1957 (aged 67); Hempstead, New York
Occupation	Educator, Diplomat, Poet.
Language	Spanish
Nationality	Chilean
Period	1914–1957
Notable awards	Nobel Prize in Literature ; 1945 ;
Signature
	Gabriela Mistral's voice Recorded c. 1940-57

Lucila Godoy Alcayaga (Latin American Spanish: [luˈsila ɣoˈðoj alkaˈʝaɣa]; 7 April 1889 – 10 January 1957), known by her pseudonym Gabriela Mistral (Spanish: [ɡaˈβɾjela misˈtɾal]), was a Chilean poet-diplomat, educator, and Catholic. She was a member of the Secular Franciscan Order or Third Franciscan order.^[1] She was the first Latin American author to receive a Nobel Prize in Literature in 1945, "for her lyric poetry which, inspired by powerful emotions, has made her name a symbol of the idealistic aspirations of the entire Latin American world".^[2] Some central themes in her poems are nature, betrayal, love, a mother's love, sorrow and recovery, travel, and Latin American identity as formed from a mixture of Native American and European influences. Her image is featured on the 5,000 Chilean peso banknote.

^ "Birth Anniversary of Gabriela Mistral". mintageworld. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
^ Peers, E. Allison (1946). "Gabriela Mistral A tentative evaluation". Bulletin of Spanish Studies. 23: 101–116. doi:10.1080/14753825012331359810 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

[1] "Birth Anniversary of Gabriela Mistral". mintageworld. 7 April 2020. Retrieved 26 April 2022.

[2] Peers, E. Allison (1946). "Gabriela Mistral A tentative evaluation". Bulletin of Spanish Studies. 23: 101–116. doi:10.1080/14753825012331359810 – via Taylor & Francis Online.

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