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Record Nr.

UNINA9910792036403321

Autore

Flint Shirley Cushing

Titolo

No mere shadows [[electronic resource] ] : faces of widowhood in early colonial Mexico / / Shirley Cushing Flint

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2013

ISBN

1-299-31216-0

0-8263-5312-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (204 p.)

Disciplina

306.88/3097209031

Soggetti

Widows - Mexico - Social conditions - 16th century

Widows - Mexico - Economic conditions - 16th century

Married women - Mexico - Social conditions - 16th century

Mexico Social conditions To 1810

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1: Widowhood; 2: Doña Marina Gutiérrez Flores de la Caballería Takes the Reins; 3: Doña Luisa de Estrada Challenges Escheatment of Her Encomiendas; 4: Doña Francisca de Estrada Outwits a Royal Official; 5: Doña Beatriz de Estrada Chooses Prayer; 6: Doña María de Sosa Presents Her Case to the Crown; 7: A Family of Widows in Perspective; Abbreviations Used in the Notes and References; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Sommario/riassunto

"Shirley Flint explores the stories of three widows in Mexico City, giving us a glimpse at the structure of everyday life in colonial Mexico, especially the ways that women conducted business, practiced religion, and manipulated politics. Each of these widows' stories illustrates an often overlooked aspect of Spanish life in the New World"--Provided by publisher.