influenced birth_place subject imagesize awards nationality notableworks birth_date article_title name occupation
fernando lázaro carreter ponce , puerto rico puerto rican political independence , women 's themes 240 * . `` encomienda , lazo de dama de la orden decorated de mérito civil . '' 1988 by king juan carlos i of spain puerto rican * '' kiliagonía '' 27 december 1936 iris zavala
 iris milagros zavala scholar , writer , and poet
iris zavala

iris m. zavala -lrb- born 27 december 1936 -rrb- is a puerto rican author , scholar , and poet , currently living in barcelona , spain .
she has over 50 works to her name , plus hundreds of articles , dissertations , and conferences .
she is a believer in puerto rican independence , and many of her writings , including '' `` nocturna , mas no funesta '' '' , build on and express this belief .
