Our Groups Timeline About the Novel Daughter of Fortune: By Isabel Allende (Charlie, Lolo, Zeke)
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“Since its early days as…Yerba Buena, San Francisco had endured numerous ups and downs… Its origins lie with the Native Americans, who had cultivated the area before being kicked out by the Spanish in 1769.” [World Travel Guide](www.worldtravelguide.net/guides/north-america/united-states-of-america/california/san-francisco/history/). This information correlates to Daughter of Fortune quote, “The village of Yerba Buena founded in 1769 by a Spanish expedition.” (270) -
“[In 1835] Conception (caused) houses in many parts fell outwards; thus forming in the middle of the streets little hillocks of brickwork and rubbish.” [Darwin’s Description of the 1835 Concepción Earthquake | Rick Allmendinger’s Stuff](www.geo.cornell.edu/geology/faculty/RWA/research/current_research/chile-m-88-earthquake-page/darwins-description-of-the-.html.) This information correlates to the Daughter of Fortune quote, “A series of minor temblors…finished, destroying everything” (38-39). -
“After several skirmishes, fighting [starting the First Opium War] began in November 1839 [In China]” [“Opium War.” National Army Museum](www.nam.ac.uk/explore/opium-war-1839-1842#:~:text=Between%201839%20and%201842%2C%20British,Chinese%20trade%20to%20British%20merchants). This information correlates to the Daughter of Fortune quote, “In 1839, when the Opium War between China and Great Britain broke out, Tao Chi’en was sixteen years old.” (200) -
“The treaty that ended the first Opium War, the first of the unequal treaties between China and foreign imperialist powers”. Britannica, "Treaty of Nanjing". Encyclopedia Britannica. This information correlates to the Daughter of Fortune quote, “When the treaty of Nanking was signed, it was the final blow for the zhong-yi. The Emperor, and every citizen in China, down to the most humble, was dishonored.” (202) -
“[This was the] treaty between the United States and Mexico that ended the Mexican War.”Britannica, Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. This information correlates with the Daughter of Fortune quote, “ In January of 1848… a man by the name of Marshall had found gold (in California)…(during) the end of the war between Mexico and the United States, (which) had ended with the signing of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo.”(145) -
“Vessels lie abandoned in San Francisco Bay. Whole crews discarded their ships for the gold fields.” [Levene, David. San Francisco, Then and Now. The Guardian, Guardian News and Media](www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/04/san-francisco-then-and-now-super-bowl-50). This information correlates with the Daughter of Fortune quote, “The first thing to strike Tao Chi’en when they entered the bay [April 1849] was the forests of masts to his right.” (263) -
“From the Gold Rush in 1849 onwards, the cove was filled in and downtown San Francisco was built on top.”[Levene, David. San Francisco, Then and Now. The Guardian](www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/feb/04/san-francisco-then-and-now-super-bowl-50). This information correlates with the Daughter of Fortune quote, “The second thing Tao Chi’en noticed was a community opening like a fan on the hillsides (with tents, shacks, new buildings, etc)…the first in that mushrooming town.” (263)