Father Francisco Ayerra de Santa Maria (1630-1703) born in San Juan, Puerto Rico is considered to be Puerto Rico's firt native born poet.
Santa Maria attended primary school in San Juan. At a young age, he went to Mexico where he enrolled in the The University of Mexico. He earned a degree in Canonic Law. Santa Maria was ordinated a preist in Mexico. That's where he wrote most of his works and became very sucessful as a poet. His Poetic style was known as cultural, because it was based on religious and historical themes. He wrote his verses in both Spanish and Latin. His work has been included in many anthologies.
Santa Maria became the first rector of the Tridentino Seminary in Mexico.
Father Francisco Ayerra de Santa Maria died in Mexico in 1708.
Father FranciscoAyerradeSanta María (1630 – 1703), born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is considered to be Puerto Rico's first native born poet.
SantaMaria attended primary school in San Juan and whilst still young went to Mexico where he enrolled in the University of Mexico, where he earned a degree in Canonic Law.
SantaMaria held the position of Censor from the Holy Office in Mexico when he was approached by Sigüenza.
Among these writers were Father Diego de Torres Vargas who wrote about the history of Puerto Rico, Father FranciscoAyerradeSantaMaria who wrote poems about religious and historical themes and Juan Ponce de León II who was commissioned to write a general description of the West Indies.
Lola Rodríguez de Tió was the poetess who wrote the lyrics to the revolutionary "Borinqueña" used by the revolutionists in the Grito de Lares.
However, it was Julia de Burgos who was to be considered by many as the greatest poet to be born in Puerto Rico.
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