"María Enriqueta, the Sweet Femininity of the Province, in Don Quijote"

Abstract

This article examines the reception of the Mexican poet María Enriqueta and her poetry collection Rumores de mi huerto (1908) in the Puebla-based magazine Don Quijote. Cabrera’s review of Rumores de mi huerto in Don Quijote is highly laudatory, calling María Enriqueta the "only one who can justly be called a true artist" among contemporary female writers. His appraisal focuses on the poet's "sweet femininity" and the sincerity of her verses, traits that not only contrast with the criticized decadentism but also reaffirm the ideals of modesty, reserve, and simplicity valued by provincial conservative circles.