Brianda de Acuña Vela

Brianda de Acuña Vela (religious name, Teresa de Jesús; Valverde, La Rioja, 17 August 1576 – 22 March 1630) was a Spanish nun and writer. At the , where she took the religious name "Teresa de Jesús", she served as prioress and the mistress of novices.

Biography Brianda de Acuña Vela was born in the town of Valverde, about a from Logroño, on 17 August 1576. Its pages include an account of her time in the convent:

In that same book, De Lanuza also makes a physical description of Acuña:

Pedro de Villafranca engraved Acuña's portrait on a sheet. She died on 22 March 1630.