Description
Primarily based upon substantial new research, this book investigates the heterogeneity of experiences of rural and urban indigenous women in Peru all over the primary two centuries of Spanish colonization. The use of wills, in addition to other notarial and legal documents, it discusses changes of their working lives and how their identity as “Indians” in addition to women used to be shaped in a multicultural society. From their utilization of colonial law to searching for redress, to their creation of urban get dressed styles that reflected their new positions as consumers and as producers under Spanish rule, the early colonial period witnessed a dramatic upheaval in indigenous women’s lives. By analyzing the migration from rural to urban areas, interaction with Spanish in addition to African society, and the lives of both plebeians and elites, the creator provides a thorough picture of this transformational period.