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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... carry loads. Chinguirit0—Spirit made from sugar-cane. Chile—Hot peppers. Compadre and Comadre-—Godfather and Godmother; names by which two persons address each other, who have held the same child at the baptismal font, or have been ...
... carry loads. Chinguirit0—Spirit made from sugar-cane. Chile—Hot peppers. Compadre and Comadre-—Godfather and Godmother; names by which two persons address each other, who have held the same child at the baptismal font, or have been ...
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... no bottom, as if we had fallen off all at once from the brink of the Bank into an abyss. A fellow-captain, and passenger of our captain's, told me this morning, that he spoke the ship which carried out LIFE IN MEXICO 19.
... no bottom, as if we had fallen off all at once from the brink of the Bank into an abyss. A fellow-captain, and passenger of our captain's, told me this morning, that he spoke the ship which carried out LIFE IN MEXICO 19.
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... carried out Governor and Mrs. McLean to Cape-Coast Castle—the unfortunate L. E. L. It does not seem to me at all astonishing that the remedies which she took in England without injury, should have proved fatal to her in that wretched ...
... carried out Governor and Mrs. McLean to Cape-Coast Castle—the unfortunate L. E. L. It does not seem to me at all astonishing that the remedies which she took in England without injury, should have proved fatal to her in that wretched ...
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... cool evening breeze having suddenly sprung up. A large ship, full sail, and various barks, passed the Morro. There were negroes with bare legs walking on the wall, carrying parcels, etc.; volantes passing by 24 LIFE IN MEXICO.
... cool evening breeze having suddenly sprung up. A large ship, full sail, and various barks, passed the Morro. There were negroes with bare legs walking on the wall, carrying parcels, etc.; volantes passing by 24 LIFE IN MEXICO.
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... carried by to the music of “Suoni la tromba,” to which were adapted the words of a hymn in praise of Liberty. We ... carrying a piece of carpet. There were few people in church, but the grouping was picturesque. The black faces of the ...
... carried by to the music of “Suoni la tromba,” to which were adapted the words of a hymn in praise of Liberty. We ... carrying a piece of carpet. There were few people in church, but the grouping was picturesque. The black faces of the ...
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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 |
Términos y frases comunes
amongst appeared arrived beautiful brought building called carriage carried church coloured convent covered cross crowd dark door dress effect entered especially everything excellent eyes face figures fine first flowers followed four friends garden gave give given gold hacienda hand handsome head hills horses hundred Indian ladies leagues leave LETTER light live looked Mexican Mexico morning mountains natural nearly never night palace party passed person poor present president pretty probably received remain rest returned rich ride road robbers rose round Santa seemed seen Sefior sent short side silver soldiers Spaniards Spanish standing stone streets taken thousand took travellers trees various village walked whole wind woman women young