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Caballero: A Historical Novel, often known only as Caballero, is a historical romance coauthored by Jovita GonzálezJovita González's full married name is Jovita González de Mireles, the "Mireles" referring to her husband, E.E. Mireles, also a Read More..

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Description	Caballero: A Historical Novel, often known only as Caballero, is a historical romance coauthored by Jovita GonzálezJovita González's full married name is Jovita González de Mireles, the "Mireles" referring to her husband, E.E. Mireles, also a schoolteacher. See Purdy. and Margaret Eimer (under the pseudonym Eve Raleigh).See Purdy 142-143. Not much is known about González and Eimer's partnership, except that the two women likely met in Del Rio, Texas, in the year 1937, and that González was already developing the novel at that time. Some of their correspondence is preserved in the archives at the University of Texas at San Marcos. Written in the 1930s and early 1940s, but not published until 1996,See Kreneck ix. the novel is sometimes called Texas's Gone with the Wind.See Purdy 144.The book is set in the vicinity of Matamoros at the time of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Mexico ceded its lands north of the Rio Grande to the United States. Its principal character is Don Santiago Mendoza y Soría, a landowner and descendant of the Spanish explorers who first colonized the region, and his family and servants, whose destinies are rewritten by the treaty, the occupation of the region by the American military, and the influx of English-speaking Americans.Since its rediscovery and publication, Caballero has been branded an important Tejano achievement of national and international relevanceSee González & Raleigh xi. These comments come from the Editors' Acknowledgement and are co-written by José E. Limón and María Cotera. and has received much scholarly attention. It is also recognized as an important early piece of Mexican-American literature, in particular for its awareness of the ethnic, gender and class struggles that have characterized Texas history.See Purdy 144.
Description	Caballero: A Historical Novel, often known only as Caballero, is a historical romance coauthored by Jovita GonzálezJovita González's full married name is Jovita González de Mireles, the "Mireles" referring to her husband, E.E. Mireles, also a schoolteacher. See Purdy. and Margaret Eimer (under the pseudonym Eve Raleigh).See Purdy 142-143. Not much is known about González and Eimer's partnership, except that the two women likely met in Del Rio, Texas, in the year 1937, and that González was already developing the novel at that time. Some of their correspondence is preserved in the archives at the University of Texas at San Marcos. Written in the 1930s and early 1940s, but not published until 1996,See Kreneck ix. the novel is sometimes called Texas's Gone with the Wind.See Purdy 144.The book is set in the vicinity of Matamoros at the time of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, in which Mexico ceded its lands north of the Rio Grande to the United States. Its principal character is Don Santiago Mendoza y Soría, a landowner and descendant of the Spanish explorers who first colonized the region, and his family and servants, whose destinies are rewritten by the treaty, the occupation of the region by the American military, and the influx of English-speaking Americans.Since its rediscovery and publication, Caballero has been branded an important Tejano achievement of national and international relevanceSee González & Raleigh xi. These comments come from the Editors' Acknowledgement and are co-written by José E. Limón and María Cotera. and has received much scholarly attention. It is also recognized as an important early piece of Mexican-American literature, in particular for its awareness of the ethnic, gender and class struggles that have characterized Texas history.See Purdy 144.

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Name	Caballero: A Historical Novel
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Authors	Jovita GonzálezEve Raleigh
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Genre	Drama , novel , historical fiction , romance
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	350 (pbk. edition)
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Isbn	978-0-89096-700-3
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Oclc	33333314
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Publisher	Texas A&M University Press
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