Spanish Colonial Women and the Law: Complaints, Lawsuits, and Criminal Behavior: Documents from the Spanish Colonial Archives of New Mexico, 1697-1749 (Hardcover) - Image 1

£39.64

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£40 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

Sunstone Press Spanish Colonial Women and the Law: Complaints, Lawsuits, and Criminal Behavior: Documents from the Spanish Colonial Archives of New Mexico, 1697-1749 (Hardcover)

Name: Spanish Colonial Women and the Law: Complaints, Lawsuits, and Criminal Behavior: Documents from the Spanish Colonial Archives of New Mexico, 1697-1749 (Hardcover)
Brand: Sunstone Press
Price: 39.64 GBP
Availability: InStock

Women in History

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 62 days • 4 price levels

Days at Price

Current Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £43 (19 days, 30.6%)

Price range: £40 - £44

Price levels: 4 different prices over 62 days

Description

Women in early 18th century Spanish Colonial New Mexico had rights and privileges under Spanish law that were not enjoyed by other women in North America until the late 19th and early 20th century. Women were considered separate entities under the law and valuable members of Spanish society. As such, they could own property, inherit in their own name, and act as court witnesses. In particular they could make accusations and denunciations to the local alcalde mayor and governor, which they frequently did. The documents in this book show that Spanish Colonial women were aware of their rights and took advantage of them to assert themselves in the struggling communities of the New Mexican frontier. In the documents, the women are shown making complaints of theft, physical and verbal abuse by their husbands or other women, and of non-payment of dowries or other inheritance. Other documents are included showing men accusing women of misrepresenting property ownership and dowry payments and of adultery and slander. Spain was a legalistic society and both women and men used the courts to settle even minor matters. Because the court proceedings were written down by a scribe and stored in the archives, many documents still exist. From these, thirty-one have been selected allowing us to hear the words of some outspoken Spanish women and the sometimes angry men, speaking their minds in court about their spouses, lovers of their spouses, children, and relatives, as well as their land, livestock and expected inheritance. The documents transcribed and translated in this book are a small number of the existing documents held in Santa Fe at the Spanish Archives of New Mexico, at the Bancroft Library at University of California, the Archivo General de la Nacion in Mexico City, and elsewhere. A synopsis, editor’s notes, maps, and biographical notes are provided. The material can be considered a companion, in part, to Ralph Emerson Twitchell’s 1914 two volumes, The Spanish Archives of New Mexico, available in new editions from Sunstone Press.

Product Specifications

Brand: Sunstone Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1632931052
Category: Books > Subjects > History > World History > Women in History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 01 March 2017
Listed Since: 02 March 2017

Barcode

No barcode data available

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

Sunstone Press Spanish Colonial Women and the Law: Complaints, Lawsuits, and Criminal Behavior: Documents from the Spanish Colonial Archives of New Mexico, 1697-1749 (Hardcover)

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Spanish in Review

The Global Spanish Empire: Five Hundred Years of Place Making and Pluralism (Amerind Studies in Archaeology)

Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 3-in-1 Workbook: Master Spanish with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, Common Words & Phrases, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By

Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Barbara Mujica (The Early Modern Exchange)

Contemporary Spain

Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World (Campos Ibéricos: Bucknell Studies in Iberian Literatures and Cultures)

Remaining and Becoming: Cultural Crosscurrents in An Hispano School (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education)

Student Edition ('Que Te Parece?)

Instable Puente: La Constuccion Del Letrado Criollo En La Obra De Juan De Espinosa Medrano (North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature): 297

Revival: Spanish literature: An Elementary Handbook (1921): An elementary handbook (Routledge Revivals)

Hodder Education Captado! Segunda Edicion Book 2 and CD Set

Spanish Women Writers and Spain's Civil War - Literary Studies

Essential Spanish for Medical Professionals: A Superhero's Guide to Learn Spanish on the Go with as Little Time and Effort Possible. Your 3 Health ... Superpowers Await You Inside! (In Full Color)

Spanish Art in America

Transatlantic Ties in the Spanish Empire: Brihuega, Spain, and Puebla, Mexico, 1560-1620

Teach Yourself Your Evening Class: Spanish

Singular Spaces II: From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments: 2

John Murray Learning - Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

Captado! Segunda edicion Book 1 Cassette Set

Spanish Art in Britain and Ireland, 1750-1920: Studies in Reception in Memory of Enriqueta Harris Frankfort (Monografías A)

Archives of Dispossession: Recovering the Testimonios of Mexican American Herederas, 1848-1960 (Gender and American Culture)

Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad (Routledge Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics)

Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners - Complete Course

Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 8-in-1 Workbook

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

Sunstone Press Spanish Colonial Women and the Law: Complaints, Lawsuits, and Criminal Behavior: Documents from the Spanish Colonial Archives of New Mexico, 1697-1749 (Hardcover)

Price History & Forecast

Price Distribution

Price Analysis

Description

Product Specifications

Barcode

Similar Products You Might Like

Spanish in Review

The Global Spanish Empire: Five Hundred Years of Place Making and Pluralism (Amerind Studies in Archaeology)

Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 3-in-1 Workbook: Master Spanish with 15-Minute Daily Lessons, Practical Exercises, Common Words & Phrases, and Essential Grammar Rules to Live By

Women Warriors in Early Modern Spain: A Tribute to Barbara Mujica (The Early Modern Exchange)

Contemporary Spain

Shipwreck in the Early Modern Hispanic World (Campos Ibéricos: Bucknell Studies in Iberian Literatures and Cultures)

Remaining and Becoming: Cultural Crosscurrents in An Hispano School (Sociocultural, Political, and Historical Studies in Education)

Student Edition ('Que Te Parece?)

Instable Puente: La Constuccion Del Letrado Criollo En La Obra De Juan De Espinosa Medrano (North Carolina Studies in Romance Languages and Literature): 297

Revival: Spanish literature: An Elementary Handbook (1921): An elementary handbook (Routledge Revivals)

Hodder Education Captado! Segunda Edicion Book 2 and CD Set

Spanish Women Writers and Spain's Civil War - Literary Studies

Essential Spanish for Medical Professionals: A Superhero's Guide to Learn Spanish on the Go with as Little Time and Effort Possible. Your 3 Health ... Superpowers Await You Inside! (In Full Color)

Spanish Art in America

Transatlantic Ties in the Spanish Empire: Brihuega, Spain, and Puebla, Mexico, 1560-1620

Teach Yourself Your Evening Class: Spanish

Singular Spaces II: From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments: 2

John Murray Learning - Short Stories in Spanish for Beginners

Captado! Segunda edicion Book 1 Cassette Set

Spanish Art in Britain and Ireland, 1750-1920: Studies in Reception in Memory of Enriqueta Harris Frankfort (Monografías A)

Archives of Dispossession: Recovering the Testimonios of Mexican American Herederas, 1848-1960 (Gender and American Culture)

Heritage Speakers of Spanish and Study Abroad (Routledge Studies in Hispanic and Lusophone Linguistics)

Learn Spanish with Paul Noble for Beginners - Complete Course

Learn Spanish Fast for Adult Beginners: 8-in-1 Workbook