María del Carmen Vaquero Serrano holds a PhD in Spanish from the Universidad Autónoma in Madrid. A professor of Spanish Language and Literature (middle-school level), she specialized in sixteenth-century Latin humanists of Toledo. Her research and findings on Garcilaso de la Vega have revolutionized studies on this great poet. She has also published books and articles on Toledo University in the Renaissance and on the Lazarillo de Tormes.