My research didn't yield much information on rebellious Latinas of yore. The story also has a fair bit of romantic eroticism which the centuries-old Sandoval diaries dealt with candidly. The war is the backdrop for the sisters' individual love and coming-of-age stories in which they cope with racism, sexism, political intrigue and the power of superstition in that time and place.
The Sandoval Sisters' Secret of Old Blood tells the story of the conquest of New Mexico during the Mexican American War from a female perspective.
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