Fernández Soneira, Teresa

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Teresa Fernández Soneira is a writer and researcher of Cuban history, particularly of the XIX century and religion. She was born in Havana, Cuba in 1947 to Cuban parents of Galician Spanish ancestry. In Cuba, she went to school at the Colegio del Apostolado del Sagrado Corazón de Jesús de Vedado. She and her family went into exile and relocated from Cuba to Miami, Florida in 1961. She then traveled to Madrid, Spain to finish her education at the Colegio del Apostolado de Madrid in 1964. She then returned to Miami and received an Associates Degree in Philosophy of Arts from Miami Dade College and later earned a degree in Humanities from Barry University.

She has made important contributions to scholarship on the history of Cuba and has seven books published, including: Mujeres de la Patria (Women of the Motherland) (2014) in which she has brought to life more than 1,300 Cuban women and their work during the struggles for independence in Cuba, Con La Estrella Y La Cruz: Historia De La Federación De Las Juventudes De Acción Católica Cubana (2002), Cuba: Historia De La Educación Católica, 1582-1961 (1997), about which a reviewer states: “The work identifies sixty religious orders, both feminine and masculine, that founded and staffed schools on the island; reproduces twenty-four historical documents; and lists Catholic schools in Cuba from 1582 to 1961, all arranged chronologically. As far as I can ascertain, no work containing this vast amount of information on the topic has been published until now.” (Miranda, Salvador. "Book Review: Cuba: Historia De La Educación Católica 1582-1961, Volumes 1 and 2." Cuban Studies. 30 (2000): 160-162.), Apuntes Desde El Destierro (1989), Niños Que Triunfan (Leading Children to Success): Centro Mater Sus Historias y Sus Colaborades) (2008.)

She has also published several scholarly articles on topics of Cuban history and historical figures. And written articles for El Nuevo Herald, Semanario ¡Éxito !, Geomundo, La Voz Católica, Buenhogar, El Pinareño, Convived, Ideal, and Heritage of Cuban Culture. She was the editor of the magazine Maria Stella for alumni of Colegio Apostolado of Cuba as well as a columnist for 7 years for the monthly publication La Voz Católica. She has participated in radio programs such as Radio República del Movimiento Democrático Cubano and Radio Martí, and given conferences to different organizations and presented at the Miami Book Fair. In 1990, she won the award given for the first literary contest of the Father Felix Varela Foundation of Miami, one of several honors she had been awarded for her work.

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Biographical note written by Kate Villa, 2020-2021 UGrow Fellow for Manuscripts and Archives Management.

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Teresa Fernandez Soneira - Academia.edu
Fernández Soneira, Teresa. Cuba : Historia De La Educación Católica, 1582-1961. 1. Edición. ed. Miami, Fla.: Ediciones Universal, 1997. Colección Félix Varela; 2. https://miami-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/5pt3cj/01UOML_ALMA21148362090002976
Fernández Soneira, Teresa. Mujeres De La Patria : Contribución De La Mujer a La Independencia De Cuba. Primera Edición. ed. Miami, Florida: Ediciones Universal, 2014. Colección Cuba Y Sus Jueces. https://miami-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/5pt3cj/01UOML_ALMA21161268430002976
Fernández Soneira, Teresa. Apuntes Desde El Destierro. Miami, Fla.: Ediciones Universal, 1989. Print. Colección Cuba Y Sus Jueces. https://miami-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/5pt3cj/01UOML_ALMA21187466240002976
Fernández Soneira, Teresa. Con La Estrella Y La Cruz : Historia De La Federación De Las Juventudes De Acción Católica Cubana. 1. Edición. ed. Miami, Fla.: Ediciones Universal, 2002. Colección Félix Varela; 16. https://miami-primo.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/permalink/f/5pt3cj/01UOML_ALMA21215396730002976
Fernández, Soneira T. Niños Que Triunfan = Leading Children to Success: Centro Mater. Miami, FL: Ediciones Universal, 2008. http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/781696642
AUTORES: Teresa Fernández Soneira (librocubanoexiliadoautores.blogspot.com)
Teresa Fernández Soneira - Presentación del libro «Mujeres de la Patria» - YouTube

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