02843nam 2200613Ia 450 991046512020332120200520144314.01-299-31216-00-8263-5312-6(CKB)2560000000100076(EBL)1144957(OCoLC)831119157(SSID)ssj0000835838(PQKBManifestationID)12425599(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000835838(PQKBWorkID)10997722(PQKB)10225390(MiAaPQ)EBC1144957(MdBmJHUP)muse91396(Au-PeEL)EBL1144957(CaPaEBR)ebr10675683(CaONFJC)MIL462466(EXLCZ)99256000000010007620120917d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNo mere shadows[electronic resource] faces of widowhood in early colonial Mexico /Shirley Cushing FlintAlbuquerque University of New Mexico Pressc20131 online resource (204 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8263-5311-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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"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.WidowsMexicoSocial conditions16th centuryWidowsMexicoEconomic conditions16th centuryMarried womenMexicoSocial conditions16th centuryMexicoSocial conditionsTo 1810Electronic books.WidowsSocial conditionsWidowsEconomic conditionsMarried womenSocial conditions306.88/3097209031Flint Shirley Cushing884453MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465120203321No mere shadows1975196UNINA