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Women in Colonial Latin America, 1526 to 1806: Texts and Contexts
"This outstanding collection makes available for the first time a remarkable range of primary sources that will enrich courses on women as well as Latin American history more broadly. Within these pages are captivating stories of enslaved African and indigenous women who protest abuse; of women who defend themselves from charges of witchcraft, cross-dressing, and infanticide; of women who travel throughout the empire or are left behind by the men in their lives; and of women’s strategies for making a living in a world of cross-cultural exchanges. Jaffary and Mangan's excellent Introduction and annotations provide context and guide readers to think critically about crucial issues related to the intersections of gender with conquest, religion, work, family, and the law."
—Sarah Chambers, University of Minnesota
—Sarah Chambers, University of Minnesota
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320 pages, Paperback
Published September 15, 2018
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March 4, 2025
“If you are married, this should not prevent you from repaying me what you owe me and from remembering your sons because if in this world you do not pay me, you will pay me in the next.” - francisca hernández, 1574 (BARS.)
this was a good collection of primary sources. the majority here were legal documents—something i had yet to encounter in my experience with latin american primary sources. jaffary & mangan are clearly very knowledgeable on the subject, and they do a good job of framing the essential themes of each chapter. with that said, i felt at times there was a general lack of context provided and would have appreciated a look at the larger structures/issues/events of the time in more depth than just a single sentence.
read for school, latin american women in history
this was a good collection of primary sources. the majority here were legal documents—something i had yet to encounter in my experience with latin american primary sources. jaffary & mangan are clearly very knowledgeable on the subject, and they do a good job of framing the essential themes of each chapter. with that said, i felt at times there was a general lack of context provided and would have appreciated a look at the larger structures/issues/events of the time in more depth than just a single sentence.
read for school, latin american women in history
February 14, 2022
A good reference
The documents compiled here give a really varied and near complete snapshot of womanhood in the time of the Spanish colonies looked like in the eyes of the governing authorities. Very enlightening.
The documents compiled here give a really varied and near complete snapshot of womanhood in the time of the Spanish colonies looked like in the eyes of the governing authorities. Very enlightening.
May 15, 2022
A great primary source book
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