Between 1910 and 1920,
Mexico went through a period of political unrest. Mexico’s natural resources of
oil and minerals were in demand from both sides during WW1. Germany proposed an alliance via
“The Zimmermann Telegraph – a diplomatic approach for Mexico to join the
Central Powers - which was rejected.
Rosario was born
in Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico on 16th April 1899. Her Father was
Spanish and her Mother of Danish origin. Rosario was left an orphan when her parents died and
her elder sister kept the family together by giving piano lessons, while Rosario
sold newspapers with her older brother.
Rosario moved to
Mexico City to continue her studies while working as a primary school teacher –
working during the day and attending evening classes at the Universidad
Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, gaining first an MA in Spanish literature and then
a doctorate in Spanish linguistics.
Rosario never
married but she adopted a young teacher who she discovered had been orphaned
during a visit to the school in which he taught.
She died in
Mexico City in 1979.
