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Letter from Maria Quintero Florendo to Alejandrina Bayuga, January 1959

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Title

Letter from Maria Quintero Florendo to Alejandrina Bayuga, January 1959

Description

This letter is adressed from Maria Quintero Florendo to her sister, Alejandrina Bayuga. It was sent from Mexicali to Watsonville. The letter is written in Spanish. Maria writes of her father and the need she feels to do more for him. She mentions the lack of food in his house. Maria tells Alejandrina hello on behalf on Alejandrina's daughter who was staying with family in Mexicali at the time.

Creator

Maria Quintero Florendo

Date

January 18, 1959

Contributor

Mary Florendo Perry

Rights

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Format

envelope: 6.5x3.5 inches
letter: 10x8.5 inches

Language

Spanish

Type

Text

Identifier

FLO.2021.10

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Original Format

Letter

Files

FLO.2021.10.jpg
FLO.2021.10 (2).jpg
FLO.2021.10 (3).jpg

Citation

Maria Quintero Florendo , “Letter from Maria Quintero Florendo to Alejandrina Bayuga, January 1959,” Watsonville is in the Heart: Community Digital Archive, accessed November 23, 2024, https://wiith-archive.ucsc.edu/items/show/354.

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