Ingresos forzados, vocaciones incentivadas y voces desesperadas en el Monasterio de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios de la ciudad de La Plata (Charcas 1574-1640)
Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: The foundation of the first female convent in the seat of the Audiencia de Charcas was driven by the elite that, first and foremost, needed to house the orphan daughters of the conquistadors and their own offspring whom they would not offer a worldly marriage. House of refuge and solace to maids with religious vocation, Los Remedios also served as a furtive entrance to those who openly offended the conduct owed to their calidad and a place to host women who were forced or encouraged by their fathers, husbands, brothers or legal guardians to become the brides of Christ. This essay recovers the voices of women who did not choose to be nuns by their free will and had to embrace claustration following patriarchal obedience while giving testimony of their disagreement, abandonment, and hopes to return to worldly life.
Author: Ana Maria Presta
Language: Spanish
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W3092202062