 Thus, she downplays the significance of the revolution by infusing it with everyday life and using irony to diminish the historical importance of violence.Overall, she is less interested in the top politicians than the statesmen and literary figures, in a sense representing the “underside of Spanish American nationalism” and demonstrating her female agency.Her awareness of the political strife in Mexico solidifies her pro-Spanish view and belief in Mexico’s inability to run the country without Spain.