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Letter from Agapita Quintero Barragan to Alejandrina Bayuga, February 1959

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Title

Letter from Agapita Quintero Barragan to Alejandrina Bayuga, February 1959

Description

This letter is addressed from Agapita Quintero Barragan (Maria Quintero Florendo's eldest daughter) to Alejandrina Bayuga (her aunt on her mother's side). The letter is sent from Mexicali to Watsonville. Agapita writes that she and her family have received money sent by Alejandrina. Agapita also states that she is looking for work in Mexicali in order to help her mother, Maria Quintero Florendo.

Creator

Agapita Quintero

Date

February 15, 1959

Contributor

Mary Florendo Perry

Rights

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Format

envelope: 6.25x3.5 inches
letter: 10.25x8 inches

Language

Spanish

Type

Text

Identifier

FLO.2021.1

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Original Format

Letter

Files

FLO.2021.1.jpg
FLO.2021.1 (2).jpg
FLO.2021.1 (3).jpg

Citation

Agapita Quintero, “Letter from Agapita Quintero Barragan to Alejandrina Bayuga, February 1959,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed December 26, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/345.

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