The newborn would only survive a little over a day after his birth and he had inherited the condition that made his mother famous he too was covered in dark hair. It is good to know she was eventually returned home for a dignified burial she deserved. Voted up. 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 Julia Pastrana Online presents historical documents (newspaper advertisements, marriage records, pamphlets, etc.) Much of the interest in Pastrana stems from what happened after her death. Times were much different then and it is easy to say they were being gawked at and used but the same thing happens today just slightly differently. Julia Pastrana was billed as The Ape Woman and drew crowds all over the United States and Europe. To be returned to the home of her birth is something that we should all be thankful for. One big happy family then. Nationwide News Pty Ltd 2023. Suzette Walker from Taos, NM on May 04, 2014: Wow, Nell! In a book essay, Bess Lovejoy compares her to figures like Sarah Baartman, an African woman exhibited as the Hottentot Venus for her curvy appearance, and Minik, an Inuit boy brought to the American Museum of Natural History by explorer Robert Peary. related to the life of Julia Pastrana (1834-1860), who once performed in the U.S. and all over Europe. Its jaws, he continued, jagged fangs and ears are terrifically hideous. He concluded that she was a joke of nature.. thanks so much for reading, cheers nell. You always find the most interesting people to write about. It's her face and she is stuck with it pretty much. What a story and what a life. 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. Her body was taxidermically preserved. The most popular story is that she was found living in a cave with her mother and was taken to an orphanage where she was adopted by the governor of the state of Sinaloa who used her as his maid. The delivery had also taken its toll on Pastrana and she died, following complications, in the early hours of March 25th, 1860. Juliet Christie Murray from Sandy Bay Jamaica on November 25, 2012: Well this is truly amazing.This hub could have made you a millionaire but the content was so spell binding and mind boggling that I get the feeling no one saw the ads. Not many people believed that these mummies could possibly be real. Her last words were apparently: I die happy; I know I have been loved for myself. But Lents actions suggest otherwise. It's an interesting story, by the way. I remember watching a documentary piece 20/20 or some such and the whole family had the disorder. Nell Rose (author) from England on September 01, 2012: Thanks so much everyone, I am a bit behind so I will on this occasion just leave one comment and run over to your hubs! I will be back to read more of them. Nell Rose (author) from England on December 04, 2018: Thanks for reading it Charity, and glad you liked it. haha! thanks! She was aware of the fact that she was different but used her small frame and powerful persona to her advantage. Mary Hyatt from Florida on February 13, 2013: I just spent the past 45 reading your article and skimming through the comments. Eventually, Lent and his new bride retired to St. Petersburg and set up shop in a small waxworks museum. In fact after Pastrana died, he toured his late wifes corpse, then found another bearded woman to marry. She appeared again in Hitlers Germany where she was put on display in the occupied territories. I had read quite a bit about Julia Pastrana before ina book "Very pecial People" but not as in depth as you provide here. Ohand Lent was asshole. 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. Her husband was a horrible, disgusting person who I hope was destined for hell. In 1860, Pastrana fell pregnant, giving birth to a baby boy who only lived for two days. Sheila Brown from Southern Oklahoma on June 18, 2012: This is a very well written and interesting story. Then in 1990, Julia was eventually found in the basement of the Institute of Forensic Medicine, in Oslo, Norway. Nell Rose (author) from England on July 01, 2020: I totally agree with you Alvene. One doctor, Alexander B. Mott, M.D., certified that she was specifically the result of the mating of a human and an "Orang hutan". Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born with genetic condition hypertrichosis terminalis which meant her face and much of her body was covered with black hair. Not many people believed that these mummies could possibly be real. Tragic saga continues Julia tragic saga continued even after her death. The Sleeping Girl of Turville: The True Story of a Girl Who fell asleep for Nine Years.. 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. Of her origin nothing certain was or is known: the story however being that her mother was a Mexican Indian, who was lost for years in a country full of apes & bears. Oh no. In programs I have watched , people didn't feel like they were being used, they felt 'special'. The colonnades of cast-iron columns, supporting a variety of formal and picturesque facades, offered a covered footway so those with spare time could meander around and possibly head into a freak show. Pastrana eventually married her manager, Lent; a man Dr Woolf describes as a shady character. We can only guess as to how Lent rationalised what he was doing with Pastrana but money undoubtedly played a huge role. Today we find the behavior of Julia's promoters deplorable, whereas in years past, exploitation was perfectly acceptable for many. Kevin Martin from United States on August 15, 2012: This story is very, very interesting and sad. :). In 1860, after giving a birth to a baby boy, Julia and her son both died. Others called her the Bearded lady. Friends and family members of Julia Murray said that she was a loving mother who adored her children. By 1943, the corpses were touring Sweden and theyd continue to grace the entertainment sites of Europe as late as 1970 they were exhibited in Sweden and Norway; in 1973 they were part of a travelling amusement park in America. Another poster for Pastranas 1857 exhibition contained a short section on the Root-Digger Indians to which Tribe Julias Mother belonged: These remarkable beings inhabit the Mountains, in Mexico, and live in caves with animals of different description, such as Bears, Monkeys, Squirrels, &c., between which and themselves they know no difference; their food consists of grass, roots, insects, barks of tree, &c.. Lent apparently convinced doctors to let him keep the bodies which he used to sell more tickets. John Hansen from Australia (Gondwana Land) on September 10, 2015: Hi Nell, I am late reading this but I enjoyed this interesting hub. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. In 1864, they were being displayed around Sweden. Amazing story. Munby was obsessed with documenting working-class women and secretly married his working-class wife, Dr Woolf said. In 1857 Pastrana and Lentfreak and showman, wife and husbandwere in London, with Pastrana billed as Miss Julia Pastrana, the Nondescript, known throughout the United States and Canada as the BEAR WOMAN and Baboon Lady. While the mysteries of Pastranas formative years leave the historians grappling for the truth, these very same mysteries were a deliberate part of her presentation as a freak. After Lent's death, Julia's body would change hands numerous times and be exhibited all over the place by a variety of fairs, circuses, and cabinets of curiosities. is she still being studied. This story made me tear up. Her manager Theodore Lent, meanwhile, also did his best to entice the public by billing her as half woman and half animal. :). In 2013, over a century after she left the Sierra Madre Mountains for a career in the United States, Pastrana finally returned home. Upon hearing her story, I felt that my duty as a Mexican female artist, and as a human being, was to do everything possible to have Pastrana removed from the anatomy collection and returned to Mexico, her place of birth where she was at the time practically unknown to receive a proper burial, artistLaura Anderson Barbata told Hyperallergic. I read about Julia some time ago. Hi Suzie, thanks so much, she is such a fascinating lady, and I totally respect everything she went through, such a pity she had to live back then, thank you, nell. Not a lot is known about her early childhood, but she first appeared in public, when, in 1854, she was brought out and exhibited at the Gothic Hall on Broadway. Julia Pastrana was born in 1834. ..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. What we do know is that she was doomed from birth (around 1834) by her facial hair and strong features. It's not easy being under all that scrutiny all the time. 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. Allegedly, Marie did not like seeing the mummified grin of Pastrana so the bodies were again lent to a show, this time in Austria. All times AEDT (GMT +11). Levertis Steele from Southern Clime on May 04, 2014: Oh, how sad. A newly identified sculpture in Easter Island found in a dried wetland intrigues researchers studying the Rapa Nui society. She went through a lot. She was in Moscow at the time, on tour. Saul Rubio Ayala the local mayor of her town stated 'Julia Pastrana has come home'. Humanity is disgraceful. Michelle Liew from Singapore on February 13, 2013: Glad that she's come home, Nell. It was identified in 1990 and for many years rested in a sealed coffin at the Department of Anatomy, Oslo University. N skal Julia Pastrana endelig begraves", "Roll up, roll up, and see the bearded lady", "Julia Pastrana, the 'extraordinary lady', https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Julia_Pastrana&oldid=1140909925, Articles with unsourced statements from September 2018, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, Bear Woman, The Apewoman, The Nondescript. Wikimedia CommonsJulia Pastrana was billed as The Ape Woman and drew crowds all over the United States and Europe. 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. 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. Sadly the child died after thirty-five hours. It took all those years for that poor woman to have a decent burial, but the baby could not. The problem with trying to understand Julia Pastranas history is that multiple versions of her life story exist. Julia Pastrana (1834-1860) was one of the most famous human curiosities of her time . I guess, some people are born with sad stories and she is definitely one of them. People are judgmental and can be mean. "Velvet" is directed by Celso Garca and is an international production with the support of various personalities behind and in front of the camera. Subsequently, Julia and her child's bodies were eventually inabuilding Oslo,Norway,whichwasbrokeninto thelate resulting in damage to Julia's body and the disappearance of Peg Cole from North Dallas, Texas on May 04, 2014: Beautifully written and touching story, Nell. That Lent guy was extremely heartless and he only truly cared about his money, but he got what he deserved. 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. floriferous from Canada on June 25, 2012: Great storytelling Nell. They looked nothing like the pictures displayed outside their cubicles. Boo to her husband for being greedy!! Hi The Annoying Life, love the name! She was believed to have been born within a small tribe of Native Americans on the western slopes of Mexico. Pastrana was born in Annapolis, Maryland, in 1983, to parents of Puerto Rican and Colombian descent, and his interest in bike racing and other high-adrenaline pursuits began when he was only a child, according to Biography. Fast-forward to February 1990 and Julia was rediscovered in a basement of the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Oslo. [citation needed]. The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home, In Response to Backlash, Mexico City Reverses Decision on Artist to Replace Columbus Statue, Criticism Grows Around Artist Chosen to Replace Mexico Citys Columbus Monument, Adis, Coln! Nell Rose (author) from England on May 04, 2014: Hi heidi, thanks so much, some things never change, but thankfully the way we quickly deal with it is much better thankfully, glad you liked it, nell, Hi Dabble, thanks for reading, yes some people just have it bad from birth don't they? While the mysteries of Pastrana's formative years leave the historians grappling for the truth, these very . The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home is out now fromLucia|Marquand,distributed by D.A.P. Zenora, his bride, carried on touring with the mummies, and then eventually married a much younger man. What a terrible story of greed and the loss of a beautiful soul. Although now we can look back and think that she was treated badly in life and in death, perhaps she wasn't. From University to museum, from curiosity stands to freak shows, Julia was passed around and around. Pastranas story was not forgotten, however. It was not until 2013 that she was finally laid to rest in her birthplace of Mexico with a proper burial. Indeed, the Regent Gallery was a prime location with a proud tradition of freak shows: the Gigantic Youth from Yorkshire was shown at 50 Piccadilly in 1812, having already, allegedly, been introduced to Majesties, and Royal Family, at Windsor. Around 1817 to 1829, a Fat Boy, three years old, was on display for 1 shilling at 183 Piccadillly and, in the mid-1840s, the Human Tripod was exhibited for half a crown at the Quadrant, being declared a bipenis, as well as a trisceles with three legs. But it was not to be. Due to hypertrichosis and gingival hyperplasia, Julia Pastrana was covered in hair and had exaggerated features that caught the attention of sideshow promoters. I'm glad Julia is finally at peace. Julia Pastrana was a talented Mexican singer and dancer of Indigenous background. Love, lust or money? Indeed, in the world of the freak show bearded ladies often found admirers and husbands. Julia's mummie disappeared over the next few decades. Theodore Lent displayed them across Europe and, when interest faded, he gave them to an English travelling museum of curiosities. It must have been pretty confusing because the animal was capable of singing and speaking in different languages to cook and sew and dance. He ended up dying barely a day and a half after being born. The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home,out now fromLucia|Marquand, chronicles this return, with essays by six authors exploring Pastranas life, our treatment of the dead, and the exhibition of fellow humans as freaks. Barbata co-edited the book with Donna Wingate, and it draws on over four years of research to understand Pastrana as a person, and restore to her a humanity that was long denied. Addressing ethical issues and human remains" To the public eye, she did have a very strange appearance. There are various stories about her early life, and little is known for certain, but some accounts . mizjo from New York City, NY on December 15, 2012: It seems that all through our human history, anyone who looked different from ourselves have been treated as freaks, and not always kindly. But it appears that Lent was attracted to bearded ladies. Sadly, Pastrana didnt survive either, dying a couple of days after her baby. Comisin para la Celebracin del Bicentenario de la Independencia y Centenario de la Revolucin. They went on to have a child and just before she died, she allegedly said, I die happy; I know I have been loved for myself. We dont know much about their relationship, so why discount love?, LJ Charleston is a freelance journalist. And even more so when most of us probably agree that treatment today would not be much different. Soon she became better known on stage than just being a 'Freak', as they used to call people like her. My collaborative artistic experiences in Mexico, Venezuela, and Trinidad prepared me for an undertaking that ultimately involved international institutions, government officials, various organizations, and scientists, Barbata said. He said she had an exceedingly good figure despite being hideous., Hermann Otto, a circus owner, was even more damning in his descriptions of her. Deb Hirt from Stillwater, OK on April 22, 2017: I read this with deep sadness. Someone must have cared enough about her to educate her, and teach her to sing and dance, don't you think?? Barnums 13 most famous and incredible oddities. Register, Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout. They were so cruel to her. Read one of your commenters said she was finally laid to rest in a glass coffin. And though she caused a stir with sold-out crowds as she toured across Europe and North America, her behind-the-scenes life was marked by sadness and tragedy. Pastrana, who was born in Mexico in 1834, had two rare diseases: generalized hypertrichosis lanuginosa, which caused her face and body to be covered in hair, and gingival hyperplasia, which. Not much is known about Pastranas early life which was plagued by rumours: she was left to die in a forest but was rescued or that she was sold into show business. thankyou for sharing this wonderful story of facts! And so, death didnt free Pastrana from public gawking. Having to stand beside people, instead of with them, and to be shown as a freak for money, not sharing any of the everyday joys in a home filled with love.. Julia was then moved and the same thing happened again. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Engraving of the embalmed Julia Pastrana with her son (at right) (1862) (via Wellcome Collection), Laura Anderson Barbata, Julia y Laura (2013) in The Eye of the Beholder: Julia Pastranas Long Journey Home (photo of the book for Hyperallergic). For over a hundred years, the bodies of Pastrana and her son were displayed around the world in museums, circuses and amusement parks. But she was anything but a freak, she could cook and sew, sing romance songs, and even better, hold an intelligent conversation which impressed the gentry, in a time when women were not treated as intelligent human beings. Jenna Pope from Southern California on August 31, 2012: It is so awful how people who are different are treated. [21][22] The production was nominated for five Melbourne Green Room Awards. The pair of 35-year-old Australian women have revealed they want to get pregnant at same time with the same man. Julia Pastrana Her face and body were covered with hair, she had very a large nose and ears and her teeth were irregular. over here its 20.38, so we are about 5 and a half hours different! On 14 October 2013 the in-development movie "Velvet" was announced, based on the life and experiences of Julia Pastrana, and from an original screenplay by Celso Garca and Francisco Pay Gonzlez. Her body was covered in hair, and her face even more so. Or do we? Marco Ferreri's film The Ape Woman (1964) is based on Pastrana's life story. Julia Pastrana was born in the mountains of Western Mexico in 1834. If she was of another race would she be treated like this. It was only following a protracted campaign that Julia was finally brought back to Mexico and buried with dignity. Julia Pastrana was exhibited during her lifetime, and for quite some time after her death. Displayed and humiliated, she was dressed in one of her dancing dresses. I also admire her and think she must have been such an amazing lady. She was adept at playing up to her billing as the Baboon Lady. Lent sold her corpse and her baby son, to a professor of Moscow University. While giving birth, doctors had to use forceps to deliver her baby, resulting in several severe lacerations. Sculpture of Indigenous Woman Will Replace Mexico Citys Columbus, Museum Under Fire for Showing AI Version of Vermeer Masterpiece, Hito Steyerl to Deliver 2023 Wolgin Lecture at Tyler School of Art and Architecture, NYUs Non-Tenured Faculty Rally for a Union. Recent research suggests he was an ambitious, optimistic and rather unscrupulous businessman, salesman and auctioneer who occasionally dabbled in prostitution. She was a human being and such claims would be hurtful to any of us; more so in the Victorian context when people were furiously debating the relationship between ape and man. Some people might act politely as they have been "trained" to do so, but atrocities such as the treatment of this woman and her child are as much prevalent today as they ever were. It is not a coincidence, for instance, that the degrading of Pastranas gender and race happened at a time in the 19th-century when the rights of women and non-white people were under debate. So, finally, that was done. If that was not bad enough, he then returned to the museum where Julia was being exhibited and took her on tour with him and his new wife. thanks so much for reading, and you take care too! Julia Pastrana was a Mexican woman whose "extraordinary" appearance led to her being displayed throughout Europe and America, first as a freak, then as a specimen. Beach, but in 1854, she eloped with Theodore Lent, marrying him in Baltimore, Maryland. That Lent guy was horrible with what he did to her even after death. Soon she began to travel all around America, and when she arrived in Boston she was billed as the 'Hybrid Woman or The Bear Woman. In 1855, Pastrana was married to Theodore Lent, who saw her as a path to fortune and fame. His name was Arthur Munby, seemingly a respectable upper-middle-class gentleman: a graduate of the University of Cambridge, a civil servant in the Ecclesiastical Commission from 1858 and an occasional poet. log in. What she had experienced is appalling. Annie Jones, initially billed as the Infant Esau at Barnums Museum, was allegedly secretly married to a showman when she had just turned 16. They did eventually elope, though he continued to refer to as The Ugliest Woman in the World for shows. seriously, thanks for reading, and yes people back then were seen as animals, makes me so mad. Then, Pastrana got pregnant. 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. Hi diane, you may be right there, its a sad story but one that fascinated me, thanks so much as always, nell, I say that she has nothing on me Nell -lol - the homeliest man on hubpages - lol - and Marvin Hamlisch wrote a song about you once Nell called - Nobody does it better - and you are a world class writer and hub superstar all of the way - sending you warm wishes and good energy and sharing this to the FB group Music and Writing - sending you warm wishes and good energy from lake erie ontario canada 11:37pm. What cemented the marriage? Pastrana, an indigenous woman from Mexico, was born with genetic condition hypertrichosis terminalis which meant her face and much of her body was covered with black hair. ugliest woman in the world (according to her owner). One spectator commended her sweet voice and great taste in music and dancing. Another spectator recalled giving Pastrana a cigarette: seating herself in an apish posture astride of a tall chair, she lighted it and some it through; looking a perfect fiend, as she sat there before the spectators, her great cavernous eyes flaming and her huge nostrils omitting clouds of smoke. So glad I discovered it ans I find stories with mysterious elements like this one fascinating. The newspapers couldn't get enough of her and when they realized that not only was she a very good singer but she could also speak several different languages, including Spanish and English, they were astonished. You would think that after she had died, Julia would have been given a dignified funeral, and treated like the lady she was. I guess i am a few years behind but i am glad i stumbled onto your hubpage. She does look unique and even before reading this, the first thing that came to mind was orangutan, which is what her appearance resembles, but I'm sure she had other qualities and attributes that people overlooked since they were fixated on her face and excessive body hair. Looking at the image of Julia she looked like an African cross bread with an Indian. (Its believed she died of complications from giving birth.) lol! I am also reminded of the Hottentot Venus who had a similar fate as Julia. Nell Rose (author) from England on December 06, 2018: Thanks Tim, yes its an amazing story isn't it? We weren't allowed to go into those tents. Shame that greed played such an important part of her life, she didn't deserve to be treated that way. That is very emotional and great. 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