Clorinda Matto de Turner was a fairly important important Latin American writer of the age of Latin American independence. She was born in Cuzco, Peru in 1852. Growing up in Cuzco, which was the old Inca capital, Matto de Turner became very familiar with indigenous culture and embraced this culture. Her familiarity and fondness of the culture is what inspired most of her writings. Matto de Turner became popular for her literary works, in which she viewed the indigenous people in a more positive light, which was a contradiction to the views held in her time. Even though she was of white ancestry, she did not agree on the treatment of the indigenous people, and she used her writings to speak out on their behalf. She also used her writings to campaign for better education for women. The Church of La Compañía on the Plaza de Armas in Cuzco Cuzco is a city in southeastern Peru in the Huatanay Valley (Sacred Valley), of the Andes mountain range. ... For other meanings of Inca, see Inca (disambiguation). ...

Matto de Turner is known for several literary works, including a magazine that she founded called El Recreo; as an editor of literary journals and newspapers such as La Bolsa, El Peru Illustrado, and Bucaro Americano, novels; and the translation of the Gospels into Quecha. She published three novels between 1889 and 1895, which are Birds without a Nest, Character, and Heredity. Her most famous novel was Birds without a Nest, which she published in 1889. This novel was controversial because it was about a love affair between a white man and an indigenous woman, which was considered a disgrace in Latin America during this time, and because it spoke of the immorality of the priests during that period. Birds without a Nest was not the only work that was controversial, however one could argue the point. Matto de Turner published a controversial story written by a Brazilian writer by the name of Henrique Coelho Netto in her newspaper, El Peru Illustrado. The publishing of this story led to her excommunication from the Catholic Church. In 1895, she was forced by the government to leave Peru. She moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina and resided there until her death in 1909. Latin America consists of the countries of South America and some of North America (including Central America and some the islands of the Caribbean) whose inhabitants mostly speak Romance languages, although Native American languages are also spoken. ... The Roman Catholic Church believes its founding was based on Jesus appointment of Saint Peter as the primary church leader, later Bishop of Rome. ... Buenos Aires (Good Air in Spanish, originally meaning Fair Winds) is the capital of Argentina and its largest city and port, as well as one of the largest cities in South America. ...