▁died ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁Toul ouse , ▁France ▁at ▁ 8 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁ ▁Mem ories ▁ ▁With ▁simple ▁style , ▁this ▁intellig ent ▁woman ▁gave ▁to ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Mexico ▁a ▁gem ; ▁entitled ▁Mem oir s , ▁he ▁began ▁writing ▁at ▁age ▁ 8 0 . ▁Al ong ▁with ▁the ▁set ▁of ▁mem ories ▁and ▁experiences ▁of ▁his ▁life , ▁l aden ▁with ▁a ▁deep ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁circumstances ▁of ▁his ▁time , ▁exposed ▁under ▁the ▁conserv ative ▁perspective ▁that ▁left ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁her ▁husband , ▁the ▁volume ▁of ▁its ▁publication ▁has ▁a ▁little ▁over ▁a ▁thousand ▁pages . ▁ ▁The ▁Mem oir s ▁of ▁Con cep ción ▁Lomb ardo ▁Mir am on ▁were ▁published ▁ 6 3 ▁after ▁his ▁death , ▁thanks ▁to ▁the ▁gener os ity ▁of ▁Francisco ▁Cort ina ▁Port illa ▁who , ▁as ▁explained ▁in ▁its ▁pre lim inary ▁F eli pe ▁Te ix idor ▁the ▁acquired ▁grand d augh ter ▁Mir am on ▁based ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Pal ermo , ▁where , ▁elder ly ▁and ▁sick , ▁then ▁he ▁kept ▁giving ▁Spanish ▁classes . ▁While ▁our ▁distinguished ▁friend ▁so oth ed ▁hard ships , ▁forever ▁he ▁res cu ed ▁the ▁testim ony ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁trag ic ▁episodes ▁in ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁Mexico . ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁ ▁Of ▁Irish ▁ancest ry ▁pat ern ally , ▁as ▁Lomb ardo ▁were ▁a ▁noble ▁family ▁foreign er ▁who ▁had ▁settled ▁in ▁Spain ▁around