Source: National Archives & Historic Records of Dominican Republic
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Salomé Ureña 🇩🇴

Salomé Ureña de Henríquez (Known as "Salomé")
National Romantic Poet, Pioneer of Female Higher Education, Educator
Born 1850-10-21 🇩🇴 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Passed Away 1897-03-06 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Lifespan 46 years old
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"The homeland is not built by the sword alone; it rises upon the virtue, thought, and education of its daughters."

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Revered national romantic poet and pedagogical pioneer who founded the Instituto de Señoritas in 1881, the very first institution of higher academic education for women in the Dominican Republic.

Biographical Record

Salomé Ureña was born in Santo Domingo on October 21, 1850. Encouraged by Eugenio María de Hostos, Ureña published passionate patriotic poetry under the pseudonym 'Herminia', earning acclaim as the premier lyric voice of Dominican civic hope.

In 1881, she founded the Instituto de Señoritas, graduating the nation's first female teachers and transforming secondary education for women. Mother of the eminent humanist scholars Pedro and Max Henríquez Ureña, her remains rest honored in the Panteón de la Patria, and National Poet's Day is celebrated on her birthday.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
National Pantheon of the Dominican Republic (Panteón de la Patria)
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
GPS: 18.4750, -69.8840
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