Fabiola cabeza de vaca gilbert biography definition

American educator (–)

Fabiola Cabeza de Baca Gilbert (May 16, – October 14, ) was an American educator, nutritionist, activist and writer. She was also the first known published author of a cookbook describing New Mexican cuisine.^[1] Cabeza de Baca was fluent in Spanish, English, Tewa and Tiwa.^[2]

Biography

Cabeza de Baca was part of a prominent New Mexican family and one of four siblings.^[3] She was a descendant of Spanish explorer, Alvar Nuñez Cabeza de Baca.

Her paternal great-grandfather was awarded the title to the Las Vegas Grandes land grant in ^[3] She was also related to the second Governor of New Mexico, Ezequiel Cabeza de Baca, who was her uncle.^[3] Cabeza de Baca was born in and lived part of her life Las Vegas, New Mexico. She also grew up on a ranch in La Liendre.^[5] Her mother died when she was four, and her paternal grandmother raised her afterwards.^[2] Her