Californios - San Diego, CA
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N 32° 44.356 W 117° 12.766
11S E 480065 N 3622402
Located outside the Women's Museum at Liberty Station.
Waymark Code: WMT07R
Location: California, United States
Date Posted: 09/01/2016
Views: 1
A silhouette sculpture depicts woman of apparent mixed heritage wearing customary Spanish dress for women in the mid-18th century. She has a shawl over her shoulders and carries a fan. The silhouette is surrounded by some 3-dimensional objects- a lantern, a framed picture, a bowl displayed on a shelf.
The sign below reads:
"Californios
Californios were a diverse group whose
culture created el pueblo San Diego. From the
wealthy gente de razon (upper class) to the poor
workers, they were the descendants of primarily mixed
Spanish and indigenous peoples (mestizos). The
newly independent Mexico granted land to both
men and women in California.
The women were more independent and active outside the home
than other parts of Mexico. Women ran home-based businesses.
They traveled extensively to family on horseback and coach.
They participated in politics and uprisings. Before the 1865
schoolhouse, Californio women taught other women and
children to read. For much of the period, mid-wife nurses were
the common medical practitioners.
Women cultivated crops, tended cattle on horseback, crafted
cow-hide shoes and furniture and traded hides and tallow
(animal fat) for manufactured goods and luxury items brought
by ship."
Group that erected the marker: Women's Museum at Liberty Station.
Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary:
2730 Historic Decatur Road, 103
San Diego, CA USA
92106
URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed
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