' s ▁northern ▁neighbor , ▁where ▁her ▁family ▁lived ▁after ▁the ▁most ▁violent ▁er u ption ▁in ▁modern ▁history ▁of ▁the ▁Vol cano ▁of ▁Fire ▁in ▁Col ima . ▁The ▁er u ption ▁began ▁January ▁ 2 0 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 ▁and ▁continued ▁for ▁four ▁days . ▁▁ ▁She ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁families ▁in ▁Col ima . ▁Her ▁parents ▁were ▁Miguel ▁Ál vare z ▁García ▁and ▁María ▁Dol ores ▁Gu ad alu pe ▁Eugen ia ▁P once ▁de ▁León . ▁ ▁Her ▁father ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁her ▁birth ▁was ▁a ▁soldier ▁in ▁the ▁Army , ▁but ▁later ▁was ▁governor ▁of ▁Col ima ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 9 ▁until ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁Her ▁great - grand father , ▁General ▁Manuel ▁Ál vare z , ▁a ▁delegate ▁in ▁the ▁Const itu ent ▁Congress , ▁was ▁designated ▁the ▁highest ▁political ▁figure ▁in ▁the ▁territory ▁of ▁Col ima ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 7 ▁when ▁Col ima ▁became ▁a ▁state , ▁he ▁became ▁its ▁first ▁governor . ▁ ▁She ▁died ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁aged ▁ 9 5 . ▁ ▁Writing ▁career ▁Gr is el da ▁Ál vare z ▁studied ▁at ▁the ▁National ▁Aut onom ous ▁University ▁of ▁Mexico ▁( U NA M ) ▁and ▁received ▁her ▁degree ▁in ▁writing ▁and ▁composition . ▁She ▁then ▁began ▁her ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁poet ▁and ▁writer . ▁ ▁Her ▁works ▁include : ▁C ement er io ▁de ▁P á jar