Famous People with Name Alejandrina

Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Alejandrina Mireya Luis Hernández: is a retired Cuban volleyball player.At 16, Mireya joined the Cuban national team for the 1983 Pan-American Games, in which Cuba took first place. She would play with them again in the 1987 Games, and Cuba would again win the tournament.

Alejandrina Benítez De Gautier            Origin/Culture/Country: Jamaican

Alejandrina Benítez De Gautier: considered by many to be one of Puerto Rico's greatest poets.Benítez de Gautier, inspired by her aunt, became an accomplished poet. She became a member of a group of young writers which were considered as the members of the first generation of the Puerto Rican poets and writers who founded what is known as Puerto Rican literary culture. Benítez de Gautier gained recognition as a poet with her collaboration in the "Aguinaldo Puertorriqueño" (Collection of Puerto Rican Poetry) which was published in 1843 gave her recognition as a poet.