Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of Transatlantic Bigamy
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (643 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822312220 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 206 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-06-11 |
| Language | : | English |
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It is also a fine example of how, through the window of daily live and personal experience, we can apprehend and understand complex social and institutional processes. All that plus two sobering thoughts: It happened more than 400 years ago. For social historians who want their students to live history 'in the flesh, ' this work is a must." --Asuncion Lavrin, "Hispanic American Historical Review""Francisco Noguerol de Ulloa, along with his second wife, returned home to Spain in 1557 after a profitable 20-year sojourn in Peru. H. It is a superb example of excellence in historical reconstruction and narrative. Cha
Greendreams said Sexual intrigue in the early Spanish empire.. Two worlds collide from across the Atlantic Ocean when a well-respected man is charged with the dishonorable crime of bigamy. The defendant, Francisco Noguerol de Ullua, is a true man of his time striving from humble beginnings to shake off the weight of his birth and claim glory in the Americas. His crime is the consequence of unfortunate circumstances of miscommunication, strained familiar relationships, and the resurrection of a dead wife. The Cooks chronicle these true events providing a peek into 16th century Spanish life and culture in the New World with commentary that is helpful and revealing. This book is crafted i. A great social history Not difficult to read, provides a look at many aspects of life in the Colonies and Iberia. Useful (especially for those who don't speak Spanish) references and maps in the back. I didn't give it five stars, however, because I think it was a bit choppy in the writing, jumping from place to place. I also think--even though I could be totally off the wall on this one--that the authors tried too hard to hide their bias for one of the women. I'm not much of a social historian, I'm much more of a structuralist, so I do recognize my own bias while reading this.. Read It For A College Course And Enjoyed It J Hanna I noticed another college student felt this book was a waste of their time, but I want to disagree. First off there is much to be learned about the Spanish legal system by reading this biography, and this book was on a recommended reading list our professor gave us for writing a mini-research paper for a colonial Latin American history course. Anyone who wants to learn more about Transatlantic communication in colonial Latin America would be interested in this volume, there is a lot to glean from it. This might not have been a book I would have discovered on my own, but it is certainly a book I enjoyed since the authors use
Alexandra Parma Cook is an independent scholar.Noble David Cooks is Professor of History at Florida International University. They are coeditors of The Discovery and Conquest of Peru, also published by Duke University Press.
Drawing on the remarkable records from the trial, the narrative of Francisco’s adventures provides a window into daily life in sixteenth-century Spain, as well as the mentalité and experience of conquest and settlement of the New World. in 1556, accompanied by his second wife, Francisco returned to his home in Spain after a profitable twenty-year sojourn in the new world of Peru. Told from the point of view of the conquerors, Francisco’s story reveals not only the lives of the middle class and minor nobility but also much about those at the lower rungs of the social order and r