The Puerto Rican Literature Project

Josefa “Pepita” Conte, also known as Clara Aurora, was born in Caguas, Puerto Rico in 1876. She studied in Caguas and later attended San Juan’s Escuela Normal. Upon receiving her teaching certification, she returned to Caguas and began her teaching career.

Works Cited
Angelis, María Luisa. Mujeres puertorriqueñas: que se han distinguido en el cultivo de las ciencias, las letras y las artes desde el siglo XVII hasta nuestros días. Tip. de Real Hermanos, 1910.