After both their bodies were desecrated following display in a midcentury chamber of horrors, the remains of Pastranas son were lost. thanks so much for reading, cheers nell. Nell Rose (author) from England on February 13, 2013: Thanks Linda, I have read this story since I was a kid, and she has always fascinated me, so glad you liked it, and thanks! But it was not to be. Julia Pastrana has come home, declared Saul Rubio Ayala, the mayor of Sinaloa de Leyva. It's an interesting story, by the way. Dressed in red, Pastrana entertained the audience by singing and dancing. I just noticed some commented two years ago that an effort was being made to bring her to Mexico for burial. He was intimate with her and they produced a child. This story made me tear up. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 10, 2012: Hi Teresa, thanks so much for reading, yes Julia Pastrana was a very unique person, and I hope one of these days that she will have a statue or some sort of commemorative piece to honor her, thanks so much, nell. Pastranas manager, Theodore Lent, described her as half-woman, half-animal in a bid to increase ticket sales. The musical supergroup Apparatjik released a single titled "Julia" on March 20, 2020, accompanied by a lyric video. The prodigious Julia Pastrana was known by many monikers during her life and perhaps just as many names in death.Both her life and her death are rather. Julia Pastrana. Julia Pastrana was born in 1834 into an Indigenous community in the Sierra Madre in Mexico. Julia Pastrana's last words on her deathbed were "I am dying happy". Pastrana's body has since been relocated to Sinaloa, and was buried in a cemetery in Sinaloa de Levya in February 2013. It is awful to think of her mummified corpse still doing the rounds as 'entertainment' during WW2, a human being deserves more dignity than this, even if she was unique in the way she looked. [12] Another, Dr. S. Brainerd of Cleveland, declared that she was of a "distinct species". Teresa Coppens from Ontario, Canada on July 09, 2012: Very interesting story and one I was not familiar with. At this time the press described Bartel as his property. But what about Lent and Pastrana? Our Own Devices: Sean Doolittle on Writing a Thriller About Technology. To defend the rights of all people is ourresponsibility. Hi The Annoying Life, love the name! Nell Rose (author) from England on July 31, 2018: Thanks Anna, I totally agree with you. It is such a shame how people will treat those different. Standing in front of an audience of thousands, Julia looked down at the audience and sang in a most beautiful voice. ..and don't forget my alter-ego - Jo Jo the dog faced Boy - lol - and yes this incredible story reminds me of The Elephant Man - and that beauty is always found from within -even though the sensational part of it - has been focused on the 'outside' part .. And you are pretty incredible and beautiful yourself Nell as a writer and hubber both inside and out -sending you warm wishes and good energy from lake erie time ontario canada 1:18pm. In 2013, over a century after she left the Sierra Madre Mountains for a career in the United States, Pastrana finally returned home. He noted that she or it was intelligent with a fine voice who could speak three languages. During a tour in Moscow, Pastrana gave birth to a son, with features similar to her own. Beach, Julia began to turn the tide around and, charming the public with her grace, she began to get very well known, even being invited to grand balls and military gala's. The two would exhibit Julia's preserved corpse for over a decade, before Lent allegedly went insane and died in 1885, but even this is not the end of poor Julia's story. :). Dr John Woolf, the author of The Wonders: Lifting the Curtain on the Freak Show told news.com.au that Pastrana was popular among naturalists, attracting the attention of Alfred Wallace and Charles Darwin. A 2003 Texas production of the play staged by Kathleen Anderson Culebro, sister of Laura Anderson Barbata, led to the campaign by Anderson Barbata to repatriate Pastrana's remains from Norway to Mexico.[2]. Lent immediately became Julia Pastranas manager-owner, designing materials and crafting language promoting the unusual contrast between Pastranas appearance and her talents. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 04, 2015: Thanks so much m abdullah, glad you liked it, nell. Her husband would not let go of her earning potential that easily. Realising that she would earn him lots of money, he decided to start showing her to the public, A quote from the time stated her as, The Great Freak of Nature. Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born in 1834, somewhere in the state of Sinaloa. Theodor Lent became more and more aggressive, and by the time they had toured through Poland and Russia, Julia realized that she was pregnant. A new book chronicles how artist Laura Anderson Barbata led the repatriation and burial of Julia Pastrana, a 19th-century indigenous Mexican woman exhibited in life and death for her excessive hair. how awful was that? So sad that she was treated so badly. This is where those two accounts of her origin story converge. That Lent guy was horrible with what he did to her even after death. Others called her the Bearded lady. Her embalmed baby was never found.. This was enough to give Lent a nervous break down. Affordable Art Fair Returns to NYC With Contemporary Art Under $12,000, Nancy Rubins on Objects in the In-Between, The Palestinian-American Artist Getting Cheeky With Corporate Logos, Londons Castle Cinema Keeps the Magic of Film Alive, Whimsical Childrens Film Tackles War and Displacement in Syria, London Hospital Removes Gaza Childrens Art to Placate Pro-Israel Group, The Society Photographer of NYCs Downtown Underground, NY Legislators Move to Rename Cuomo Bridge. Lent even tracked down another woman named Marie Bartel who had the same condition as Pastrana and married her. And when Pastrana was buried, it was with ritual and ceremony that respected her heritage; she was dressed in an indigenous huipil made by Francisca Palafox, a master weaver from Oaxaca. LongTimeMother from Australia on May 04, 2014: Nell, it would have been nice had she been buried with her child, but it sounds like that didn't happen. its 4.20 in the afternoon here, with grey clouds and rain! Billed as "the missing link" between apes and man, Julia Pastrana was checked out by several physicians who produced certificates which were displayed wherever Pastrana went on tour stating that she was not really a woman at all, but rather a new species of half-human, half-ape hybrid. Love, lust or money? muhammad abdullah javed on September 04, 2015: Very interesting Hub Nell Rose, reading about personalities pend down by you is simply a fascination. I had read quite a bit about Julia Pastrana before ina book "Very pecial People" but not as in depth as you provide here. What a terrible story of greed and the loss of a beautiful soul. We've gained little empathy in the past 150 years or so. Much of Pastranas life is still shrouded in mystery. An excellent hub Nell, well written and thought provoking. She appeared in a play called Der Curierte Meyer, which was a cross between a love story and a comedy. Lent just saw the cash flow, as simple as that, and when the baby came it was more cash, but sadly for Julia and just deserts for him it didn't happen that way. In programs I have watched , people didn't feel like they were being used, they felt 'special'. At four and a half feet, she was also said to look very like an ape in features. In this version, Pastrana lived with her mother until her mother passed away, after which, her uncle sold her to the circus. Mahaveer Sanglikar from Pune, India on August 15, 2012: Interesting information about an unfortunate lady. In his alma mater, Trinity College, there are volumes of his diaries, notebooks and photograph albums that document, in minute detail, his fascination with working women, from pit girls to collier girls to acrobats and even women with no noses. Money didn't interest her at all. Aw thanks epi, you are kinda amazing yourself! G. Diane Nelson Trotter from Fontana on October 13, 2012: All I can say is, "Unbelievable!" Rumors abound about her early years: she was sold into show business by her parents; she was left to die in a forest but was miraculously rescued; she was protected by her mother, who, hailing from a so-called Root-Digger Indian tribe, fled the community when Pastrana was born. Demonic Possession - The Case of Anneliese Michel And Werewolf Bill Ramsey. I admire her courage to stand in front of a crowd and sing perhaps knowing that she would be ridiculed by others, but what could she do. Julia Pastrana (August 1834 25 March 1860) was a performer and singer during the 19th century who had hypertrichosis. Suzette Walker from Taos, NM on May 04, 2014: Wow, Nell! thanks for reading. He reportedly treated her horribly, and she ultimately left Sanchezs custody in 1854 when she was purchased by Francisco Seplveda, who brought her to the United States. Julia's preserved body was stolen in 1979, but stored at the Oslo Forensic Institute after the body was reported to police but not identified. It is her persona, talents, charisma and courage she should be remembered for, and you captured those qualities beautifully here. Thanks midget, yes over a 150 years ago she was treated appallingly its so good to know they have had the decency to bring her back to her village at last, now she can rest in peace, thanks nell. Sadly the child died after thirty-five hours. According to Dr Woolf, against this backdrop were shady deals, cries of immorality, government crackdowns and even theft. Dr Woolfs book also explores the reactions of two men who went to Pastranas exhibition. Oh no. They were eventually sold, exchanged hands several times, and in 1921, bought by a Norwegian fairground owner who was building a chamber of horrors in Oslo.. Billed as the missing link between apes and man, Julia Pastrana was checked out by several physicians who produced certificates which were displayed wherever Pastrana went on tour stating that she was not really a woman at all, but rather a new species of half-human, half-ape hybrid. Nell Rose (author) from England on October 14, 2016: Thanks for reading margie, yes she was one heck of a lady wasn't she? External Links There are no birth, baptism or early records enabling a reconstruction of Julia Pastranas formative years, but she was probably born in 1834 in the Sierra Madre region of Mexico. By Charles Wilson Feb. 11, 2013 Her own husband called her a "bear woman." An 1854 advertisement in The New York Times said she was the "link between mankind and the ourang-outang." She became. 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