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It was published in 1843 by historian william hickling prescott. Twice in mexico and once in spain she witnessed revolutions up close and even helped her husband to escape in disguise from the last. Frances erskine inglis, daughter of a prominent lawyer and freemason, was born in edinburgh in 1804. Life in mexico during a residence of two years in that. The scottish writer spent the time in mexico in october 1839 until february 1842.
Life in mexico monterey county free libraries overdrive. Her husband was then sent to mexico city as the first spanish ambassador to mexico after independence. It had such an impact on my imagination that i decided on the spot to use it as my travel guide, well over 100 years after it was written. Encyclopedia of latin american history and culture. History university of richmond 1992 thesis director dr. Foreign travelers arrived in large numbers in mexico, especially after mexican war of independence, to see the country and access its commercial potential.
Scottish born frances erskine inglis was the wife of the first spanish ambassador to the independent mexico. The book consists of about 50 letters that she sent to her friends in the usa, describing their 2. Facts about life in mexico will present the information about a landscape, culture and life of the mexican people in 19th century. Born frances inglis in edinburgh she, with her family, immigrated to the united states in 1831, after her fathers bankruptcy and death. A biography of the scottishborn wife of a spanish diplomat, known for her writings on life in 19thcentury mexico.
Each of them talked about the valley of mexico, its richness and human diversity. At age 33 frances erskine, a scotswoman living in new york, married sr. Stranger still in matters of if literary haute cuisine. During her life she was a teacher and successful author. Prescott, author of the history of ferdinand and isabella of spain, 1843.