Background
Benítez de Gautier, (birth name: Alejandrina Benítez De Arce) was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico and became an orphan at an early age.
Benítez de Gautier, (birth name: Alejandrina Benítez De Arce) was born in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico and became an orphan at an early age.
Benítez de Gautier gained recognition as a poet with her collaboration in the "Aguinaldo Puertorriqueño" (Collection of Puerto Rican ry) which was published in 1843 gave her recognition as a poet. New York has honoured her memory by naming a school after her in her honour. The school is located in area of the borough of Brooklyn known as Bushwick.
The official Department of Education designation of the school is P.S.377.
She became a member of a group of young writers which were considered as the members of the first generation of the Puerto Rican poets and writers who founded what is known as Puerto Rican literary culture.
