María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga

[3] In 1680, The Cabildo commissioned two triumphal arches for the arrival of the Marquises of la Laguna de Camero Viejo, the new Viceroys, to Mexico City.

The second, displayed in the Mexico City Cathedral, was the allegorical Neptune of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz.

[citation needed] In the work Sor Juana includes several verses in honor of Maria Luisa such as "Divina Lysi".

María Luisa Manrique de Lara y Gonzaga died on September 4, 1721, in Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy.

Dona Maria Luisa is featured as a recurring character in the Spanish-language Canal Once television mini-series Juana Ines, from episodes 4 through 6.

Portrait of Tomás de la Cerda, 3rd Marquis of la Laguna, Viceroy of Galicia and of New Spain (1638-1692) from 1680 to 1686, 17th century, Chapultepec Castle (National Museum of History)
Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, XVIII century copy of canvas by Juan Carreño de Miranda , originally painted in 1680