Daughters of the Conquistadores by Martin, Luis - 1983-10-01

University of New Mexico Press, 1983-10-01. Paperback. Good. 1983 inscribed and signed first edition, University of New Mexico Press (Albuquerque, New Mexico), 6 x 9 1/4 inches tall trade paperback, xiii, 354 pp. Slight soiling and moderate rubbing and edgewear to covers, with a slight bit of tearing at the top of the front hinge. Bumping to upper and lower tips of rear cover, with slight resultant creasing to page tips. Nicely inscribed and signed by the author in the year of issue on the half title page. Otherwise, a very good copy - clean, bright and unmarked. ~DDD~ Describes the lives of Spanish women who joined the early Spanish settlers in Peru and compares colonial life and customs with those they experienced in Spain. Contents: Illustrations; Preface; Introduction; The first Spanish women of Peru; Homemakers and encomenderas; Women's education; Marriages, dowries, and annulments; Divorcees, concubines, and repentant women; Islands of women; Life in the colonial nunneries; Monastic riots and partisan politics; Beatas and tapadas; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.