Thesis
Carta dotal of Pedro Ramón 1785: A case study
Washington State University
Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
2018
Handle:
https://hdl.handle.net/2376/102318
Abstract
In 1785 Pedro Ramón, Second Count of Regla, constructed a carta dotal in preparation for his marriage. This carta dotal, housed in WSU Manuscript and Special Collection achieve, is an ornate manuscript that served as a vehicle through which Pedro Ramón navigated the colonial structures of New Spain. Pedro Ramón used the carta dotal as a forum for establishing his lineage and that of his prospective bride, and for constructing a notarized list of commodities associated with the marriage and finally ensuring the preservation of his wealth through legally binding clauses that would settle financial disputes in case of divorce, annulment or infertility. With the construction of this document, Pedro Ramón demonstrated his desire to maintain and perpetuate the colonial structures of New Spain. In this carta dotal Pedro Ramón systematically addresses religious, social, political and economic issues that surrounded marriage in New Spain. An analysis of this carta dotal provides insight into a moment of self-fashioning of one of the wealthiest subjects during Spain's late colonial period. The carta dotal and documents like it played an integral role in the continuance of the colonial structure, and it illustrates one of the ways that colonial subjects related to Spain.
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- Title
- Carta dotal of Pedro Ramón 1785
- Creators
- Anne Marie Boothman
- Contributors
- Todd Wayne Butler (Chair)Victor Villanueva (Committee Member)Francisco Manzo-Robledo (Committee Member) - Washington State University
- Awarding Institution
- Washington State University
- Academic Unit
- English, Department of
- Theses and Dissertations
- Master of Arts (MA), Washington State University
- Publisher
- Washington State University; [Pullman, Washington] :
- Identifiers
- 99900525124401842
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Thesis