Enchiladas (1875)

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  Among the large selection of Mexican newspapers on "Paper of Record" are
these English language ones:

THE AMERICAN STAR  1847-1848
DAILY ANGLO AMERICAN  1891-1893
MEXICAN HERALD  1895-1915
THE MEXICAN TIMES  1865-1866
A MINING MEXICAN STANDARD COMMERCIAL  1868
THE TWO REPUBLICS  1868-1900

   The following "enchilada" restaurant ad is in Spanish, but it's in an
English language newspaper and the restaurant is in San Francisco.  The ad was
followed by many other hits.


THE TWO REPUBLICS
20 January 1875
Pg. 3, col. 4 ad:

RESTAURANT MEXICANO.
   No. 428, Calle Broadway
BETWEEN MONTGOMERY AND KEARNEY.
   SAN FRANCISCO,
   CALIFORNIA
   En este Restaurant habra
Bunuelos, Enchiladas, Tamales, Ga-
   llina en Mole, Etc.
      ISABEL G. DE VILLALON.
Jan. 20, 1875