Lives of the Bigamists: Marriage, Family, and Community in Colonial Mexico
This abridged edition of Boyer's award-winning examination of bigamy in colonial Mexico reveals the lives, routines, and networks of ordinary people caught in extraordinary historical circumstances. From the sixteenth through the eighteenth centuries, the Inquisition held the power to investigate breaches of the law on monogamy and to recommend punishment for violators. The pursuit of bigamists provides a fascinating picture of both Catholicism and the colonial state.\ The author, drawing...
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Boyer lets these Mexican people speak for themselves about how they got into trouble with the Inquisition.
Tables and MapAcknowledgmentsIntroduction3Ch. 1Bigamy and the Inquisition13Ch. 2Family and Upbringing33Ch. 3Marriage61Ch. 4Married Life107Ch. 5The Flow of Information165Conclusion219Appendix: Sample of 216 bigamy files233Notes245Bibliography313Index329About the Book and the Author341
