La Jornada: Universidad Rosario Castellanos en Culiacán abrirá sus puertas en marzo de 2027
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Rosario Castellanos
Rosario Castellanos Figueroa was a Mexican poet and author. She wrote both fiction, often set in her home state of Chiapas, and nonfiction addressing issues of cultural and gender oppression. Her writing influenced Mexican feminist theory and cultural studies. Castellanos was appointed ambassador to Israel in 1971. She died by electrocution in Tel Aviv while reaching for a lamp.
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Born 25 May 1925 · Died 7 August 1974 · Q260862
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2026· 3 entries
Reporte Índigo: Sinaloa tendrá Universidad Rosario Castellanos para ampliar oportunidades educativas
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Línea Directa: “Jóvenes tendrán más oportunidades”: Gobernadora en entrega de Universidad Rosario Castellanos
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1974· 1 entry
Died 1974-08-07.
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1971· 1 entry
Career landmark: ambassador of Mexico to Israel (1971–1974).
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1961· 1 entry
Of their son Gabriel Guerra Castellanos was an important moment in Castellanos' life; prior to his birth, she suffered from depression after several miscarriages
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1960· 1 entry
Awarded Xavier Villaurrutia Award (1960).
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1958· 1 entry
Received the Chiapas Award, for Balún Canán, and two years after the Xavier Villaurrutia Award, for Ciudad Real
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1956· 1 entry
As director of El Teatro Petul, a traveling puppet theater
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1952· 1 entry
Was directing cultural programs in Tuxtla Gutiérrez when she contracted tuberculosis
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1948· 1 entry
Both of her parents died in an accident, leaving her orphaned at 23 years of age
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1925· 1 entry
Born 1925-05-25.
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