Luisa de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas y Cienfuegos was a Basque-Castilian poet, philosopher, professor, and scholar from the Kingdom of Castile. By 1508, she is widely believed to have become the first female professor in Europe, teaching Latin at the University of Salamanca.
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The Castle of San Gregorio (Casa Fuerte de San Gregorio) built by Luisa's father Diego López de Medrano in 1461
1568 Coat of Arms of Garcí Bravo de Medrano y Mendoza (left to right: Medrano, Lagunas, Bravo and Mendoza) in Atienza
View of Atienza, in Guadalajara
Sibyl Samia, note the books in her right hand
Portrait of Lucio Marineo Siculo
Lucia de Medrano, Hall of Cloisters of the Higher Schools of Salamanca
Marcela Lagarde receives the II "Luisa de Medrano" award, 8 March 2017, at the Teatro Circo in Albacete.About this person
Luisa de Medrano y Bravo de Lagunas y Cienfuegos was a Basque-Castilian poet, philosopher, professor, and scholar from the Kingdom of Castile. By 1508, she is widely believed to have become the first female professor in Europe, teaching Latin at the University of Salamanca. Luisa de Medrano was among the Renaissance women celebrated by their contemporaries as puellae doctae. The Hall of Cloisters at the Higher Schools of the University of Salamanca is named 'Lucía de Medrano' in her honor, and in 2015, the Castilla-La Mancha Regional Government established the 'Luisa de Medrano' International Award for Gender Equality. On 9 August 2022 Google celebrated Luisa's 538th birthday.
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