Ten Notable Women of Colonial Latin America - James D. Henderson, Linda R. Henderson, Suzanne M. Litrel

Ten Notable Women of Colonial Latin America

Buch | Softcover
262 Seiten
2022
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-5381-5300-0 (ISBN)
31,15 inkl. MwSt
Spanning from 1464 to independence, this book introduces readers to the history of early Latin America through the experiences of ten notable women of the region. Each biographical chapter includes an overview of the era, providing a fresh perspective on Latin American history.
In the seventeenth century, Catalina de Erauso, at age sixteen a renegade Basque nun, escaped from her convent and traveled to the New World, eventually reaching Peru. She became an outlaw and a crossdresser with a price on her head. Yet she ended her days absolved by both the King of Spain and the Pope, the latter of whom granted her permission to dress as a man for the remainder of her life. The Nun Ensign passed her final years guarding silver shipments on the Mexico City-Veracruz highway. The life of the Nun Ensign highlights not just her extraordinary life but also the opportunities seized by women in colonial Latin America.

This book profiles the Nun Ensign and nine other women of colonial Latin America, offering an alternate method for understanding the region and its history. The ten figures span different ethnic, geographic, occupational, and class backgrounds. Through their stories, the reader comes away with an enriched understanding of colonial Latin American history.

James D. Henderson is distinguished professor emeritus of international studies at Coastal Carolina University. Prior to his scholarly career, he served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Columbia. Linda R. Henderson is professor emeritus at Coastal Carolina University. She has also served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Colombia. Suzanne Marie Litrel is a historian of Brazil and the Portuguese Atlantic world. She has taught at Georgia State University, Kennesaw State University, and Bay Shore High School in New York. For more information, see https://suzannelitrel.com/.

Erscheinungsdatum
Verlagsort Lanham, MD
Sprache englisch
Maße 154 x 224 mm
Gewicht 399 g
Themenwelt Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Kulturgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie Gender Studies
ISBN-10 1-5381-5300-9 / 1538153009
ISBN-13 978-1-5381-5300-0 / 9781538153000
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