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Escogidas plantas: nuns and beatas in Mexico City, 1531-1601
Jacqueline Holler
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Studies the origins of feminine religiosity in the early history of Mexico.
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Cover
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Title Page
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Copyright and Permissions
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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A Note on Orthography, Transcription, and Translation
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1 Introduction
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[Intro]
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Sources
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The Historiography of Women's Monasticism in Europe and Latin America
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2 From Women's Missions to Women's Convents 1528-1547
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[Intro]
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Background to the Colegios de Niñas Indias
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The Maestras and their Colegios
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The Colegios and Local Government
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The Establishment of La Concepcíon
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The Legacy of the Colegios de Niñas Indias
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3 Sanctifying the City: Elite Anxiety, Urban Government, and Women's Institutions 1548-1582
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[Intro]
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The Sixteenth-Century City
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Institutions for Women and the Urban Scene
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4 "That They Not Be Lost": Three Recogimientos 1548-1582
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The Colegio de Niñas Mestizas
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Jesús de la Penitencia
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Santa Mónica
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5 "The Extreme Need for Monasteries": Three Convents, 1569-1580
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Santa Clara
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Regina Coeli
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Jesús María
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6 "Persons to Whom Every Courtesy Is Owed": The Elite Imperative 1585-1601
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7 Convents and Conflict: Jurisdiction and Urban Space
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[Intro]
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Jurisdiction over Women's Convents
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Convents and Urban Space
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Urban Space and the Conquered City
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8 Material Conditions
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[Intro]
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Cloistering
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Finances
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Work
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9 Religious Careers
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[Intro]
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Quest for Autonomy: The Founding Family of Santa Clara de México
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Life in the Convent Community
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Life in the Neighborhood: Three Beatas
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Epilogue
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Archive: Chapter Appendices
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Chapter 2
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 2555. A SM de los obispos de México y Oaxaca. Undated (c. 1535)
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Appendix 2 AGI, México 280. A SM de la abadesa y conbento de mexico. 15 February 1552.
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Appendix 3 AGI, México 339. A SM del cabildo de la yglesia de Mexico. 12 January 1552.
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Chapter 3
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 280. A SM de fray nicolas de witte [?]. 8 January 1552.
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Chapter 4
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 280. De fray joan cruzate prior de san agustin de mexico. 12 June 1549.
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Chapter 5
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 2557, Exp. 3. A SM del cabildo secular de México. 30 March 1569.
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Appendix 2 AGI, México 286. De officio en la audi[enci]a rreal de mex[i]co, a pedimi[ent]o de gregorio de pesquera y p[edr]o thomas primeros fundadores del monesterio de monjas de mexico llamado Jesus maria para donçellas pobres hijas y nietas de conquistadores. 5 October 1581.
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Chapter 6
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 291. A SM del mono de san lorenzo. 12 December 1598.
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Appendix 2 AGN, Bienes Nacionales 78, Exp. 63. Fray franco moreno. 26 January 1601.
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Appendix 3 AGI. México 270. Información doña María de Velasco.
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Chapter 7
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 280. El monasterio de la orden de la concepcion de mexco. 19 August 1570
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Appendix 2 AGI, México 282. Al Illmo señor don Juan ovando presidente del consejo real de las yndias. Fray Geronimo Mendieta dize lo mal que parecio... 8 September 1574.
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Chapter 8
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Appendix 1 AGI, México 285. Fray Juan de Leon a SM. 9 April 1581.
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Text in Translation
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[Intro]
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Chapter 2 Translations
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Chapter 3 Translations
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Chapter 4 Translations
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Chapter 5 Translations
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Chapter 6 Translations
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Chapter 7 Translations
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Chapter 8 Translations
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Chapter 9 Translations
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Notes
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1 Introduction
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[Intro] and Sources
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The Historiography of Women's Monasticism in Europe and Latin America
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2 From Women's Missions to Women's Convents 1528-1547
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3 Sanctifying the City: Elite Anxiety, Urban Government, and Women's Institutions 1548-1582
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4 "That They Not Be Lost": Three Recogimientos 1548-1582
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5 "The Extreme Need for Monasteries": Three Convents, 1569-1580
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6 "Persons to Whom Every Courtesy Is Owed": The Elite Imperative 1585-1601
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7 Convents and Conflict: Jurisdiction and Urban Space
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8 Material Conditions
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9 Religious Careers
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Epilogue
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Glossary
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Bibliography
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Primary Sources: Archival/Unpublished
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Primary Sources: Published
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Secondary Sources
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About the Author
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Supplementary Materials
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Translations
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| Journal Abbreviation | Label | URL |
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| AHR | 109.1 (Feb. 2004) | http://www.historycooperative.org/journals/ahr/109.1/br_100.html |
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Published: 2008
Publisher: Columbia University Press
- 9780231503747 (ebook)
- 9780231122122 (hardcover)