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

• Autore: Flint Shirley Cushing
• Pubblicazione: Albuquerque, : University of New Mexico Press, c2013
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (204 p.)
• Disciplina: 306.88/3097209031
• Soggetto topico: Widows - Mexico - Social conditions - 16th century; Widows - Mexico - Economic conditions - 16th century; Married women - Mexico - Social conditions - 16th century
• Soggetto geografico: Mexico Social conditions To 1810
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: No mere shadows
• ISBN: 1-299-31216-0; 0-8263-5312-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910792036403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II