Date of Award
1992
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Hugh West
Second Advisor
Joan Bak
Third Advisor
Ernest Bolt
Abstract
Scottish-born Frances Calderon de la Barca, wife of the first Spanish minister to Mexico, recorded her observations and interpretations of mid-nineteenth century Mexico in a series of letters and journals. In 1843, she published Life in Mexico, an edited version of her letters. Acclaimed for its style and descriptive qualities, Life in Mexico also reveals the author's personal struggle to define herself and her role in Mexican society. Life in Mexico provides historians with a unique perspective into Mexico's cultural and ideological relationship with the European and American world.
Recommended Citation
Wood, Molly Marie, "A Search for Identity: Frances Calderon de la Barca and Life in Mexico" (1992). Master's Theses. 1276.
https://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses/1276