Beatriz Bernal

Beatriz Bernal (between 1501 and 1504 – c. 1563) was a Spanish writer, the author of Cristalián de España, and one of the first women in Spain who could be considered a professional writer. Twice widowed, she earned a living by way of renting rooms. She died around 1563. (full title: Historia de los invictos y magnánimos caballeros don Cristalián de España, príncipe de Trapisonda, y del infante Luzescanio, su hermano, hijos del famosísimo emperador Londelec de Trapisonda). and possibly the only one written by one. The children's author also included Bernal as a character in his earlier work, Una librería en el bosque.