[4] This allowed her to acquire self-taught education with proficiency in the sciences, as well as in classical and modern European languages and literatures.
[3][5] She translated the multivolumes of Historical and Apologetic Essay of Spanish Literature by exiled Catalan Jesuit Javier Lampillas.
[3] She also translated discourse on whether parish priests should teach agricultural economy to local farmers, published in Zaragoza in 1783.
[6] In the 1780s, she began publishing essays and treatises in three broad categories: science and medicine, study of letters and humanities, and combatting superstition.
[3] In her written work, Amar combined the established traditions of the Siglo de Oro (Golden Age) writing with 18th century themes to begin defining a literary style that was later recognized as the modern essay.