THE MAID OF MONTEREY Maria Ruiz de Burton - a podcast by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Maria Ruiz de Burton was a writer, entrepreneur and businesswoman, and the first Mexican-American woman to publish a novel in English. Born in 1832 in Baja California, Mexico to a prominent Spanish family, Maria Amparo Ruiz was fifteen when the Mexican-American war ended and California became part of the United States. She married the commander of the American forces that invaded Baja shortly after the end of the war, and his career took them all …

The postTHE MAID OF MONTEREY Maria Ruiz de Burtonappeared first onWhat'shername.

Further episodes of What

Further podcasts by Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle

Website of Dr. Katie Nelson and Olivia Meikle