Estanislada Goznazalez Gaspar Research Paper

In May 7 1945, Estanislada Goznazalez Gaspar was born in a little community named Mesa del Campanario in San Luis Potosi, Mexico. In Mesa del Campanario there was not any hospitals or doctors, she was born by a “partera”, midwives. Her father, Ciriaco Gonzalez Garcia, worked on the field and her mom, Primitiva Gaspar Torres, was a housewife. Estanislada also referred, as Li, was the fourth oldest out of thirteen children. Li and her siblings were baptized on the Sunday within the week they were born. Mesa del Campanario was far, isolated, surrounded by hills and land that was used for agriculture. Li lived close to her grandparents’ ranch, which was about six hours walking. In order for Ciriaco and Primitiva to get her children’s birth certificate, they had to walk about two days to get to the closest municipality, Santa Maria. When Li was five years old, she yearned for a doll because her father would not buy toys for the children only what it was necessary. Even though her father could not buy her one, her aunt Eginia, made her one out of rag. In addition to play with her doll, she also claimed trees. She played with her siblings. One of the saddest …show more content…
Since she had to spend most of her time taking care of her sisters, she developed an obsession for yarn, hooks and scissors. Whenever she had the opportunity to knit that was her activity. She eventually moved out to Mexico City with her older sister, Maria Luisa. They were recommended by a priest to a family in Mexico City. In Mexico City, Li and Maria worked as housekeepers. The house chores were different from what they were used to. They didn 't know what a vacuum was and how to use it. They didn 't have any days off. They worked from 6 am to 10 am for three years. At that time the only way she could communicate with her mother was trough the house owner and the priest. At the age of fourteen she tasted a soda for the first