Love, Laughter, and Enchiladas: A History of The Old Borunda Cafe and the Women Who Made it Famous Page: 2
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walls, and spotles white booths and tables. On the walls
are a few simple oil paintings done by amateur artists de-
picting scenes of the cafe and the Marfa area. Nor is the
menu s Widely varied that would rate a gold star in a
gourmet's book.
The ,rn zic behind the Old Berunda Cafe is the women
who have given their lives to it. One, Mrs. Cipriano (Car-
elina Palome) Berunda, is no longer living. The other, Mrs.
borun day's daughter and namesake, Mrs. John Humphries, (Qar-
olina to everyone) is Still living and has made the cafe a
West Texas institution.
Carolina Palome was born on October 19, 1873, in Las
Cruces, New Mexico, the daughter of Doming Paleme, an Ital-
ida citizen, and Pascuala Melendez. Careolina had three older
sisters--Ana Maria, Rafaela, and Angelita. After Carolina
Palome's birth, Doming., who worked f~r the government tend-ing cavalry horses, was transferred t Fort Davis, Texas.l
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Lujan, Lupe J. Love, Laughter, and Enchiladas: A History of The Old Borunda Cafe and the Women Who Made it Famous, text, 1965; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth87663/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Marfa Public Library.