 The account itself, "Life in Mexico", consists of 54 letters Fanny Calderón wrote during her sojourn in Mexico from October 1839 to February 1842.In terms of content, Calderón’s book includes her personal experiences of Mexico from the standpoint of an aristocratic lady, the wife of a Spanish diplomat, a position that allowed her unique immersion into Mexican culture.Her account covers both public and private life, although only the latter was thought to be the domain of women writers, as well as the politics, people, and landscape of Mexico.