What is not named does not exist, and this has been the case for centuries with many women who wrote in different genres
playwrights, essayists, storytellers, journalists, poets, and translators—whose works have nevertheless been marginalized from the canon.
The National Library of Spain (BNE) wanted to rescue the figure of Beatriz Cienfuegos, editor of La Pensadora Gaditana, whom they consider “the first Spanish journalist.” She is, of course, by date and by right.
In response to José Clavijo y Fajardo's weekly magazine El Pensador, the first periodical written by a woman in Spain appeared in 1763: La Pensadora Gaditana. In the enlightened context of the 18th century, the young Beatriz Cienfuegos from Cadiz decided to publish her ideas in the form of ‘Pensamientos’ (Thoughts), representing a new model of women who "think reflectively, admonish with maturity, and criticize with humor.
