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Escrituras periféricas y expatriadas de las mujeres peninsulares en tierras americanas (siglos XVI y XVII)

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    Serna Arnáiz, Mercedes
    Main Author:
    Serna Arnáiz, Mercedes

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    Format:
    Journal article
    Language:
    Spanish; Castilian
    Form / Genre:
    text (article)
    Published:
    2021
    In:
    Hipogrifo: Revista de Literatura y Cultura del Siglo de Oro ISSN 2328-1308 Vol. 9, Nº. 2, 2021, pags. 399-414
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    The chronicles of the Indies contain only very limited references to the actions and experiences of women from the peninsula. Tracing the cartography of the written production of the Indies during the process of conquest and colonization, it is in the less official areas and in the archives on the periphery where we find the newest expressions, the most personal and authentic writings, the ones that can help us break away from the clichés that have shaped the view of the colonial world. Focusing on this production from outside the mainstream, and exploring in particular the issue of confinement, seclusion and expatriation of peninsular women in the Americas, this article examines the private letters and testimonies of these emigrants to the Indies. These are stories of supplication that shed new light on life in the American colonies and on the conquest in general.


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