Chapter 30 - Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton goes to Washington
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MARIA AMPARO RUIZ DE BURTON is considered to be the first Mexican-American author and the first Mexican-American author to write in English (1872: Who Would Have Thought It?). She was born to an aristocratic family in La Paz, Baja California— but hungered for a larger life. During the Mexican-American War (1845-1848), 15-year old Maria Amparo experienced the invasion of her town by American troops led by dashing U.S. Army Captain Henry Burton, and saw her chance. Burton was smitten; Maria Amparo promptly refused to go through with her arranged marriage to a wealthy older
Chapter 30 - Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton goes to Washington
Chapter 30 - Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton goes…
Chapter 30 - Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton goes to Washington
MARIA AMPARO RUIZ DE BURTON is considered to be the first Mexican-American author and the first Mexican-American author to write in English (1872: Who Would Have Thought It?). She was born to an aristocratic family in La Paz, Baja California— but hungered for a larger life. During the Mexican-American War (1845-1848), 15-year old Maria Amparo experienced the invasion of her town by American troops led by dashing U.S. Army Captain Henry Burton, and saw her chance. Burton was smitten; Maria Amparo promptly refused to go through with her arranged marriage to a wealthy older