Mireya Loza Talks About Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton: a Foundational Figure in American Literature @SmithsonianAmHistory
Mireya Loza Talks About Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton: a Foundational Figure in American Literature  @SmithsonianAmHistory
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Maria Amparo Ruiz de Burton was among the first Latina (Californio) to write and publish about the impact of the Mexican American War. In 1846 she witnessed the surrender of her home town, married American officer General S. Burton and published seminal work about the conditions of Mexican communities and criticizing the Civil War. 

María Amparo Ruiz de Burton fue una de las primeras latinas (californias) en escribir y publicar sobre el impacto de la Guerra Mexicano-Estadounidense. En 1846, fue testigo de la rendición de su ciudad natal, contrajo matrimonio con el oficial estadounidense General S. Burton y publicó una obra fundamental sobre las condiciones de las comunidades mexicanas, a la vez que criticaba la Guerra Civil.

Mireya Loza is a curator of the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibition at the National Museum of American History and an assistant professor in the Department of History at Georgetown University.
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