Her star was rising in New Spain, this brilliant 17th century nun, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz. Her poetry flew through the breeze of Mexico City, and her plays captured laughter and applause. Then she met a woman with violet eyes, the most powerful woman in all of New Spain, and both of their lives were changed forever. Sor Juana walked the corridors of power beside la Vicereine Maria Louisa, for they were both incredibly gifted women. Then Sor Juana dared to challenge the demonic Archbishop of Nueva Espana, and she stood before the Inquisition, alone.