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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... Spanish weight of twenty-five pounds. Azotea—The flat roof of a house. Barranca-Ravine. B0ti0a—Apothecary's shop. Calle—Street. Cargad0re.s—Men who carry loads. Chinguirit0—Spirit made from sugar-cane. Chile—Hot peppers. Compadre and ...
... Spanish weight of twenty-five pounds. Azotea—The flat roof of a house. Barranca-Ravine. B0ti0a—Apothecary's shop. Calle—Street. Cargad0re.s—Men who carry loads. Chinguirit0—Spirit made from sugar-cane. Chile—Hot peppers. Compadre and ...
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... Spanish civil servant and educated in England, Don Angel fought for his country against the French invaders of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars and fell prisoner. In 1819, some years after the conclusion of peace and his release, he ...
... Spanish civil servant and educated in England, Don Angel fought for his country against the French invaders of Spain during the Napoleonic Wars and fell prisoner. In 1819, some years after the conclusion of peace and his release, he ...
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... Spanish minister and his wife received a cordial welcome and mixed freely in Mexican society. The tact and good sense of Don Angel earned substantial success for a diflicult assignment despite the number and variety of claims by Spanish ...
... Spanish minister and his wife received a cordial welcome and mixed freely in Mexican society. The tact and good sense of Don Angel earned substantial success for a diflicult assignment despite the number and variety of claims by Spanish ...
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... Spanish had a more varied history. Shortly after the appearance of the American edition, the Mexico City newspaper, El siglo diez y nueve, began to publish some of the letters. An initial uproar in the form of a bitter editorial in the ...
... Spanish had a more varied history. Shortly after the appearance of the American edition, the Mexico City newspaper, El siglo diez y nueve, began to publish some of the letters. An initial uproar in the form of a bitter editorial in the ...
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... Spanish, German, Italian, and broken English, strike up by degrees. From a neighbouring state room, Nid d'oiseau puts forth his head. "Stooarl a toomlarl here is no vaterl" "Comin, sir, comin.” "Caramba! Stooardl" "Comin, sir, cominl ...
... Spanish, German, Italian, and broken English, strike up by degrees. From a neighbouring state room, Nid d'oiseau puts forth his head. "Stooarl a toomlarl here is no vaterl" "Comin, sir, comin.” "Caramba! Stooardl" "Comin, sir, cominl ...
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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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