Life in MexicoUniversity of California Press, 1982 M09 30 - 550 páginas Originally published in 1843, Fanny Calderon de la Barca, gives her spirited account of living in Mexico–from her travels with her husband through Mexico as the Spanish diplomat to the daily struggles with finding good help–Fanny gives the reader an enlivened picture of the life and times of a country still struggling with independence. |
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... first appearance of this fortress, starting up from the solid rock, with its towers and battlements, while here, to remind us of our latitude, we see a few feathery cocoas growing amidst the herbage that covers the banks near the castle ...
... first appearance of this fortress, starting up from the solid rock, with its towers and battlements, while here, to remind us of our latitude, we see a few feathery cocoas growing amidst the herbage that covers the banks near the castle ...
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... First boat brought an officer with the salutations of the Captain-General to his Excellency, with every polite offer of service; second boat brought the Administrador of the Yntendente (the Count de Villa Neuva), with the same ...
... First boat brought an officer with the salutations of the Captain-General to his Excellency, with every polite offer of service; second boat brought the Administrador of the Yntendente (the Count de Villa Neuva), with the same ...
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... first mountain which the navigator discovers as he approaches these shores. But the south wind continues and we are obliged to turn our back to the coast. There is much impatience on board. A——- was taken ill, and declared she had got ...
... first mountain which the navigator discovers as he approaches these shores. But the south wind continues and we are obliged to turn our back to the coast. There is much impatience on board. A——- was taken ill, and declared she had got ...
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... First 1mpressions—Fruit—PIan del Ri0—German MusiciansSleeping Captain—Approach to ]alapa——Appearance of the City—C0fre de Pe1'0te—Flowers—House and R0ck—Last View of ]alapa—Cl|ange of Scenerg/—San Miguel de los Soldados-Perote—Striking ...
... First 1mpressions—Fruit—PIan del Ri0—German MusiciansSleeping Captain—Approach to ]alapa——Appearance of the City—C0fre de Pe1'0te—Flowers—House and R0ck—Last View of ]alapa—Cl|ange of Scenerg/—San Miguel de los Soldados-Perote—Striking ...
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... first wife had been shot by following him in some engagement, yet how his second wife invariably followed him also. Arrived at Tepeyagualco, after having passed over a succession of sterile plains covered with scanty pasture, an alcalde ...
... first wife had been shot by following him in some engagement, yet how his second wife invariably followed him also. Arrived at Tepeyagualco, after having passed over a succession of sterile plains covered with scanty pasture, an alcalde ...
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January to June 1840 | 79 |
July to December 1840 | 229 |
January to June 1841 | 303 |
July to December 1841 | 385 |
January to April 1842 | 527 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Life in Mexico Madame Calderón de la Barca (Frances Erskine Inglis),Frances Calderón de La Barca Sin vista previa disponible - 2010 |
Life In Mexico Frances Calderón de la Barca,Madame Calderon de la Barca Sin vista previa disponible - 2004 |
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