Biography
She was born Juana Fernández Morales on March 8, 1892, in Melo, Cerro Largo, Uruguay. The date of Juana's birth is often given as March 8, 1895, but according to a local state civil registry signed by two witnesses, the year was actually 1892. Juana began studies at the José Pedro Varela school in 1899 and moved to a religious school the following year, and two public schools afterwards. In 1909, at 17 years old, she published a prose piece, "Derechos femeninos" (female rights), beginning a lifelong career as a prominent feminist.
She married Captain Lucas Ibarbourou in a civil ceremony June 28, 1913, and had one child named Julio César Ibarbourou (b. 1917). In 1918, Juana moved to Montevideo with her family. As was the custom, Juana and Lucas were re-married in a religious ceremony on June 28, 1921 in the Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Aid (la iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Perpetuo Socorro). Lucas Ibarbourou died January 13, 1942.
Juana de Ibarbourou died July 15, 1979 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
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