Public Lives, Private Secrets: Gender, Honor, Sexuality, and Illegitimacy in Colonial Spanish America by Ann Twinam

Public Lives, Private Secrets: Gender, Honor, Sexuality, and Illegitimacy in Colonial Spanish America

Ann Twinam

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Public Lives, Private Secrets: Gender, Honor, Sexuality, and Illegitimacy in Colonial Spanish America by Ann Twinam is a fascinating read for anyone intrigued by the complexities of human relationships, social hierarchies, and the blurred lines between public and private lives in 18th and 19th century Spanish America, offering a rich and intimate glimpse into the lives of those who navigated the intricacies of honor, identity, and family secrets.

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Throughout the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, illegitimate offspring of elite families in colonial Spanish America appealed to the Council and C mara of the Indies in Spain to purchase gracias al sacar legitimations. Their applications...

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