Mary J. Serrano

Mary Jane Christie Serrano (c. 1840 – 1923) was a writer, poet and considered one of the best known translators in the United States.

There, he was a minister in the government and brother of the President of Colombia, José María Campo Serrano as well a relative of Carlos Holguin.

She lived there for many years, also spending significant time in New York City as a result of his work.

Her first translation was of Juan Valera whom she met in Washington D.C. while he was minister to the United States from Spain.

In 1894, Serrano took her daughter to Europe, visiting Spain where both were received by the Queen Regent returned with delightful recollections of the young king and princesses.