02922nam 2200661Ia 450 991095864310332120240313181003.09781299312166129931216097808263531220826353126(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(Perlego)1588550(EXLCZ)99256000000010007620120917d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrNo mere shadows faces of widowhood in early colonial Mexico /Shirley Cushing Flint1st ed.Albuquerque University of New Mexico Pressc20131 online resource (204 p.)Description based upon print version of record.9780826353115 0826353118 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 1810WidowsSocial conditionsWidowsEconomic conditionsMarried womenSocial conditions306.88/3097209031Flint Shirley Cushing1803926MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910958643103321No mere shadows4365417UNINA