The author belonged to the Borgias, a lineage of the small nobility who, in the following centuries, underwent a process of exaltation thanks, above all, to the proclamation of Popes Calixtus III and Alexander VI. The consolidation of the lineage also shows the importance of the cultural and political role played by some women in the clan, managing the family patrimony and taking care of the education of children. In addition to Isabel de Borja, Tecla’s mother, other Borgian female figures stand out as important patrons of the ducal court, such as Maria Enríquez, the famous Duchess of Gandia and later a Clarist nun. With her daughter, also a nun, Isabel de Borja (Sister Francesca de Jesús), she helped to establish an important literary and spiritual nucleus in the convent of Santa Clara of Gandia, where many women of the Borgian clan lived and wrote between the 16th and 18th centuries. The nucleus of women of the Borja family clan left written some devout works composed especially in the convent, but they stand out particularly for the writing of letters preserved fragmentarily and mostly unknown. This epistolary production, fundamentally in Spanish, but also in Catalan or Italian, makes it possible to study aspects related to women's writing, spirituality or the history of emotions (kinship relationships), etc.
The noble training received by Tecla, as by other ladies in the family, allowed her access to the world of culture. Tecla de Borja represents an essential figure of the Valencian Golden Age, along with other contemporary authors living in Valencian lands such as Isabel Suaris (1440-1490) or the religious Isabel de Villena (1430-1490).
In addition, the work of Tecla de Borja is part of the tradition of courtly games from the troubadour tençó, as well as the letters that Isabel Suaris exchanged with Bernat Fenollar. Other contemporary authors were the writer of the songbook Florencia Pinar (1470-1530), the humanist Beatriz Galindo (1465-1535) or the great patron and author of letters, Lucrezia Borgia (1480-1519), related to Tecla de Borja.
Another contemporary figure of interest was Queen Maria of Castile (1404-1458). Her work and political action are part of the epistolary production of other queens and nobles of the Crown of Aragon, such as Violant de Bar, Maria de Luna or Sibila de Fortià, within the production of the Royal Chancellery. She is also associated with epistolaries such as that of Hipólita Roís de Liori and Estefania de Requesens.