Power and women. The "disarranged" cases of Doña Rosa and Doña Balbina

The present work analyzes the intra familiar relationships of power in the later colonial rioplatense society. The principle point of view lays on the woman's attitudes and actions towards male power. It is based on two judicial cases, that lawe reached the 'Real Audiencia', where the...

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Autor principal: Noce, Mariana
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2009
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Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/23249
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Sumario:The present work analyzes the intra familiar relationships of power in the later colonial rioplatense society. The principle point of view lays on the woman's attitudes and actions towards male power. It is based on two judicial cases, that lawe reached the 'Real Audiencia', where the familiar conflict relates to a bigamy crime. Both judicial cases have feminine protagonists. After a brief account on the general characteristics of marriage in the colonial society. Both judicial expedients are explored and analyzed, to attempt a closed knowledge of the intricate relationships among, men, women, costumes, laws, practices and institutions within the familiar life when the colonial order is near the end.