La Verdadera China Poblana by Monroy, Salazar - 1942

[Puebla], 1942. Good plus.. 26pp., plus twenty-one plates. Original pictorial wrappers, stapled. Some wear to lower edge and spine. Even toning and light dust soiling. Extensively illustrated popular history of Catarina de San Juan, known as La China Poblana. She was brought to Mexico through the Philippines in the early 17th century, converted to Christianity, and became a beata in Puebla, where she was buried in the Jesuit sacristy upon her death in 1688. The text gives the entire historical context of her voyage from Asia to Mexico and a lengthy account of her biography. The leaf following the title page contains a dedication in Chinese and translation into Spanish from the Asociacion Fraterna China de Puebla. In addition to numerous other illustrations, the rear contains eight plates depicting her iconography and status as progenitor of the classic "China Poblana" Mexican fashion.