Micaela Ruiz Tellez (1821–1904), also known as "La Colchona",Article of mantecados and La Colchona
Spanish language was born in

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in 1821. She was an enterprising woman who perfected a recipe for mantecados, Spanish language. a traditional Spanish crumble cake often eaten at Christmas.

Commercial enterprise

Micaela's husband often travelled from Estepa to Cordoba. She had the idea of trying to make mantecados that would last for the duration of his journey and succeeded in perfecting a recipe that allowed them to stay crisp on the outside but tender inside. In 1855, her husband started to sell these mantecado's in Cordoba and they proved to be so popular that Micaela Ruiz Téllez and her husband set up the first factory in Estepa to produce them. Micaela Ruiz Tellez died at 83 years of age in 1904.

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19th-century Spanish businesswomen 19th-century Spanish businesspeople 1821 births 1904 deaths {{food-bio-stub