B aut ista ▁( 1 8 8 3 – 1 9 4 7 ) ▁and ▁Gl oria ▁San chez - del ▁Monte ▁( 1 8 8 8 – 1 9 6 3 ). ▁She ▁never ▁married ▁but ▁had ▁three ▁sib lings , ▁Ana ▁Gl oria ▁( 1 9 1 0 – 1 9 9 6 ) ▁( w ife ▁of ▁Francisco ▁Dia z - Sil ve ira ▁L ope z ), ▁Dom ingo ▁Alberto ▁( 1 9 1 3 – 2 0 0 2 ), ▁and ▁Alberto ▁( 1 9 1 9 – 1 9 8 4 ). ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁from ▁University ▁of ▁Hav ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁Doctor ate ▁degree ▁in ▁Ph arm acy , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁ph arm acy ▁department ▁of ▁the ▁anti - t uber cul osis ▁Children ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Hav ana . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁she ▁won ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁further ▁studies ▁special ized ▁in ▁B acter i ology ▁with ▁Sir ▁Alexander ▁F lem ing , ▁who ▁discovered ▁Pen ic ill in , ▁becoming ▁the ▁first ▁Cub an ▁woman ▁to ▁obtain ▁this ▁scholar ship . ▁ ▁She ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁direction ▁of ▁Dr . ▁F lem ing ▁at ▁St . ▁Mary ' s ▁Hospital ▁in ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁London ▁and , ▁later , ▁Dr . ▁F lem ing ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁visited ▁Tam argo - S anche z ▁and ▁her ▁family ▁in ▁Cuba , ▁where , ▁at ▁her ▁request ,