Title:
Mantilla & comb worn by Concepcion Arguello, 1806
Creator:
Arguello, Concepcion
Subject:
Arguello, Concepcion, 1791-1857; Combs; Mantilla; Rezanov, Nikolai Petrovich,
1764-1807; Santa Clara County (Calif.)--History; Shawls;
Description:
Concepcion Arguello was 15 in 1806 when she met the Russian Count Nicolai
Rezanov, Chamberlain to the Czar while he was in San Francisco. After a three week
courtship, they became engaged. An official of the royal court, he had to return to
Russia to obtain both court and church approval for the marriage. Rezanov encountered
bad weather in Siberia and became ill. While riding during his illness, he fell from his
horse, sustaining a head injury. Early March 1807, Rezanov was buried in the cemetery in
the town of Krasnoyarsk. Concepcion waited six years until a Russian ship came bringing
word of Rezanov's death. Concepcion later entered the Dominican order and became a nun,
Sister Mary Dominica. California novelist Gertrude Atherton wrote a fictionalized
account of this love story. Austen Warburton of Santa Clara was a descendant of the
Arguellos. From Santa Clara Historic Museum, City of Santa Clara. Permanent loan from
Joan Rogers of Warburton Family.
Publisher:
Santa Clara City Library
Contributor:
Santa Clara Historic Archives, Warburton Family/Los Fundadores Collection
Date:
1806
Type:
Photograph
Format:
22 x 16 cm.
Identifier:
cstcl wc1997.7
Source:
lcsh
Language:
eng
Relation:
Silicon Valley History Online
Coverage:
ark:/13030/kt0x0nc4mq
Rights:
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Santa Clara City Library. Santa Clara City Library can only claim physical ownership of
the collection. Users are responsible for satisfying any claims of the copyright holder.
Permission to copy or publish any portion of Santa Clara City Library's collection must
be given by Santa Clara City Library.