Senor Don Santiago de los Santos was just 2 Feet 2 Inches high and barely reached the knees of Miss Angela Melius, the very tall woman who in the print above.
The public was fascinated by this pair when they toured England together as part of a traveling show during the late 1820s and the early 1830s. Prints like this one would have been for sale as fans exited through the gift shop.
Don Santiago abandoned at birth in the forests of the Philippines but survived to live a very interesting life. You can read more about him at The Appendix
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