Life in Mexico

By De La Barca, Frances Calderon

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Title:	Life in Mexico
Author:	De La Barca, Frances Calderon
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Language:	English
Subject:	Literature & thought, Literature and history, Literature & philosophy
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Frances Calderon De La Barca, born in Edinburgh, 1804, the daughter of William Inglis. After her father?s death she settled in America, where she married the Spanish diplomat, Don Angel Calderon de la Barca. She accompanied him on his various appointments to Mexico, Washington, and finally to Madrid, where she was created Marquesa de Calderon de la Barca by Alfonso XII and died in 1882.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS GLOSSARY LETTER THE FIRST Departure of the Norma--Last look of New York Bay--Fellow passengers-- Contrary Winds--Deceitful Appearances--Sunset in Southern Latitudes--Seas passed over by Columbus--Varied Occupations on Shipboard--Berry Islands-- Bahama Banks--Evening in a Tropical Sea--L. E. L.--Pan of Matanzas--Morro Castle--Bay of Havana--Arrival--Handsome House in Havana--Sights and Sounds