One day I was watching “Hechos Puebla” that is Television news from my native country and they were reporting the story of “La China Poblana” and how she became so popular among Mexicans. She was known as a beautiful young lady who made her own clothes with little pieces of cloth. Her statue is located in Puebla, Mexico and when the reporter said that her nationality was from China. I was so surprised because I always taught that she was Mexican. The day I was so interested in knowing more about her and I ask myself why is she called then “La china Poblana” (the Chinese Poblana) and how she arrived in Mexico. The day I look one most known website from Mexico called
http://www.esmas.com/ninos/reportajes/472668.html. I search on the legend that now it became a national folkloric of Mexico called “La China Poblana."
http://www.esmas.com/ninos/reportajes/472668.html. I search on the legend that now it became a national folkloric of Mexico called “La China Poblana."
In this website I found that she lived in China for a long time and her real name was Mirrha. She was kidnap by the pirates who sailed for many months, while she was coming with her parents. Mirrha was sell to the highest bidder, Miguel Sosa who lived in Puebla, Mexico. Then the young lady instead of be treated as rich women she became a slave.
After a while they recognized her as a princess and she made her own clothes that she was distinguish from other women. According to http://www.houstonculture.org/mexico/lachina.html. One day she wear a long skirt that was made of red cloth with green edges and decorated of sequins and go along with with a white blouse that was embroidige. She also combed her hair in two braids and put red ribbons around her hair.
Mirrha the day went out and people started to look at her and cause to call her “La China Poblana” because she made her own clothes that was different from other women. I knew little bit about “La China Poblana” but what I did not know is that she serve as a slave and she was kidnap. Also, her desings of making her own cloths became so famous in Mexico that now is traditionally to wear the long skirt and blouse with the colors of the flag of Mexico (green, white and red).
Hey Lucero! I read your blog entry 1.2 and I found out it very interesting. I have never heard about "La China Poblana". I didn't know that her clothes, which like you wrote she made by yourself, are now still very popular in Mexico and the colours that she used were used to the Mexico flag. This is very interesting story. Good job, I like it;))
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