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Rafaela Herrera

National heroine of Nicaragua who defended the Fortress of the Immaculate Conception against the British forces during the Battle for the Río San Juan de Nicaragua in 1762.

Claribel Alegría was a poet, essayist, novelist, and journalist who was a major literary voice in 20th century Central America. She won the 2006 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, among other awards.