Another 20/03/20 Lucia Zarate: what happened to the girl, who weighed only 2 pounds
the Record of Lucia Zarate, listed in the famous “Guinness Book of world records”, has not yet managed to beat anyone. She is still the lightest woman ever lived on our planet. Unfortunately, the life of Lucia was too short. And all because of a severe snowstorm, obruchevskaya of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada.
the Birth of the unusual girl
Lucia Zarate was born on 2 January 1863, in Mexican San Carlos. Parents Sarata and her brothers and sisters any features did not differ: all of them were normal weight and height. At least so many thought, until it became clear that one of the elder brothers of Maual lucía, who died as a young man, was also of small stature. This fact mentions in his book “a Boy, a lion and other medical curiosities” known rheumatologist Ian Bondeson (“The Lion Boy and Other Medical curiosities paid”, Jan Bondeson).
However, Lucia managed to Eclipse even the Manuel. According to the author of the book “the Children of God: Children of Earth” James Curry (“Children of God: Children of Earth”, James R. Curry), at birth, Lucy weighed only 8 ounces (226,80 grams) with a growth of 7 inches (20.32 centimeters). However, such parameters, it is possible to rank as one of the myths, which has acquired a biography of Zarate. According to others, the girl was born weighing 2 pounds. She just stopped growing and gaining weight at the age of one year. However, the intelligence of Lucy wasn’t hurt in this respect, it developed in exactly the same way as other children.
the Circus life with the “General Mite”
If you believe Harold and Darren Franks, authors of the publication “Forensic biomechanics and human injury” (“Forensic Biomechanics and Human Injury”, Harold Franck, Darren Franck), to 17 years Lucia Zarate became slightly higher and the weight is almost not added. With the growth in 35 inches girl weigh 4.7 lb, which equals 2 kilograms 100 grams. However unusual the girl was noticed when she was barely 12. At this age, Lucy left home and moved to the United States, where he earned his living by performances in various traveling circuses and shows.
As he writes in his book “Inventing the Victorians” by Matthew Sweet (“Inventing the Victorians”, Matthew Sweet), early in his career, Lucia Zarate played in the room called “Sister FEI”. But the most popular Lucia brought the Duo with a midget Francis Flynn, who was known under the stage name “General Mite”. True, they were just colleagues: Francis Flynn later married another woman, Millie Edwards, too, however, suffering from dwarfism. Flynn died at the age of 33, life is Lucia Zarate was even shorter.
the Cause of death and the medical conclusion
Lucia Zarate died, barely having time to celebrate his 27th birthday. According to Daniel Mannix in his book “Freaks: we are not like others” (“Freaks: We Who Are Not As Others”, Daniel P Mannix), by the time Zarate became famous even outside the United States and often went on tour. In January, 1890, Lucia traveled by rail to California, until one day the train got stuck in the Sierra Nevada because of heavy snowstorms. The temperature in cars plummet. One of the witnesses of the tragedy recalled that a petite woman, trying to keep warm, wrapped in blankets. But all was in vain: soon Lucia Zarate died of hypothermia. And she was not the only victim of the snow: several passengers were also unable to shift the cold.
So Lucia Zarate died not in connection with his dwarfism and accompanying disabilities. According to the author of the book “American SideShow” Mark of Hartzman (“American Sideshow”, Marc Hartzman), doctors confirmed that Zarate did suffer dwarfSTU. In 1876 Lucia personally met with professors from Oxford University who made the measurements and recorded all the parameters of her body. That’s just scientists have not been able with certainty to say that if Zarate really already been 12 years. The teeth experts just determined that the girl more than 6 years. However, including using data from the Oxford experts Lucia Zarate ended up in the “Guinness Book of world records” as the woman with the smallest in the history of weighing.
Yulia Popova
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