▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁Mexican ▁Academy ▁of ▁Let ters . ▁Her ▁work ▁to ▁preserve ▁the ▁literary ▁her itage ▁of ▁Mexico ▁was ▁recognized ▁both ▁intern ation ally ▁and ▁nation ally . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁ ▁María ▁del ▁Car men ▁Francis ca ▁Mill án ▁A ce ved o ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁in ▁Te zi ut lán , ▁P ue bla , ▁Mexico ▁to ▁María ▁A ce ved o ▁Hern ández ▁and ▁Pom p ello ▁Mill án ▁V arg as . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁six ▁sib lings ▁and ▁her ▁father ▁was ▁a ▁merchant ▁in ▁Te zi ut lán , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁raised . ▁She ▁attended ▁primary ▁school ▁at ▁Cant ú ▁College ▁before ▁moving ▁to ▁Mexico ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁to ▁attend ▁the ▁National ▁Pre par atory ▁School ▁at ▁the ▁San ▁Il def onso ▁College . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 0 , ▁she ▁entered ▁the ▁National ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Mexico ▁( U NA M )' s ▁department ▁of ▁Philosoph y ▁and ▁Let ters ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁year , ▁began ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁journal ▁T ierra ▁Nueva ▁( New ▁Earth ). ▁She ▁then ▁began ▁contrib uting ▁to ▁the ▁Rev ista ▁R ue ca ▁( R ue ca ▁Magazine ) ▁and ▁by ▁the ▁publication ▁of ▁the ▁second ▁edition , ▁had ▁joined ▁the ▁editor ial ▁staff ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁Ernest ina ▁de ▁Champ our c ín , ▁P ina ▁Ju á rez ▁Fra usto , ▁María ▁Ram ona ▁Rey , ▁Emma ▁Sar