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Life in MexicoMadame Calderón de la Barca

Life in Mexico

by OpenStories

Original author: Madame Calderón de la Barca

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"Life in Mexico" by Madame Calderón de la Barca is a travel account published in 1843, compiled from 54 letters written during her stay in Mexico from 1839 to 1842. As the wife of a Spanish diplomat, Calderón offers intimate observations of Mexican society, politics, and culture during a turbulent period following independence. She witnesses two revolutions, critiques the treatment of women in convents and society, and provides vivid descriptions of the landscape while navigating her role as a female observer in a male-dominated political world.

Life in Mexico, by Madame Calderón de la Barca. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #9364.

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33 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction2,558 words
  2. 2.Letter THE TENTH1,770 words
  3. 3.Preface471 words
  4. 4.Letter THE FIRST3,811 words
  5. 5.Letter THE SECOND2,473 words
  6. 6.Letter THE THIRD2,391 words
  7. 7.Letter THE FOURTH2,833 words
  8. 8.Letter THE FIFTH6,168 words
  9. 9.Letter THE SIXTH4,131 words
  10. 10.Letter THE SEVENTH2,901 words
  11. 11.Letter THE EIGHTH3,774 words
  12. 12.Letter THE NINTH5,407 words
  13. 13.Letter THE TENTH (1)8,911 words
  14. 14.Letter THE TENTH (2)8,905 words
  15. 15.Letter THE TENTH (3)8,827 words
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  17. 17.Letter THE TENTH (5)8,828 words
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  6. 23.Letter THE TENTH (11)8,869 words
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