| Alexandra Cook's and Noble Cook's text,
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| | example was the reasons why Noguerol left
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| Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance, traced
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| | his native land to come to Peru. The
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| the lives of an early settler of the New
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| | authors indicated his primary motivation
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| World and his two wives. The authors'
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| | was to escape from an unwanted marriage,
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| purpose in writing this book was to
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| | and this seemed very plausible since he
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| provide modern readers with a "mirror of
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| | stayed away from her for a long time and
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| a segment of Spanish society in the
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| | returned to Spain only when he believed
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| sixteenth century, the middle class and
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| | she had died. Another example was why
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| minor nobility" (Cook xii). The authors
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| | Dona Beatriz waited until after
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| explored all facets of this society:
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| | Noguerol's death to claim that the
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| their values and customs, legal
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| | marriage was consummated; with him not
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| structure, their economy, and their home
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| | being able to deny it, she would had more
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| life.The authors wove together the story
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| | success at winning the trial. That she
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| of this man's life with other historical
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| | was bitter of being cast aside in favor
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| background information, legal procedures,
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| | of Dona Catalina was made very explicit
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| and the social mores of the time so
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| | by her actions.Noguerol also remained
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| skillfully that the reader did not become
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| | bitter towards his family over deceiving
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| bogged down in mundane details. The
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| | him. This bitterness was seen by the fact
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| writing was lively and interesting; it
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| | that he deliberately disinherited his
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| kept the reader in suspense as the court
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| | family in his last will and testament,
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| case unfolded. Although the trial for
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| | preferring to enact a line of succession
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| bigamy was the main theme of the book,
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| | for his estate in his wife's descendants
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| the authors inserted other instances of
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| | (Cook 137). The character of Dona
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| Spanish laws into the text, such as the
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| | Catalina, namely her abhorrence of
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| family of a murdered man may make claims
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| | scandal, was exhibited by her agreement
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| against the estate of the person who
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| | to settle more money on Dona Beatriz
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| murdered him (Cook 2).In unraveling the
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| | after the death of Noguerol (Cook 143).In
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| trial of Francisco Noguerol, the authors
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| | the examples above and many others, the
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| related many aspects of Spanish society,
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| | authors presented an amazingly clear
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| such as the power and control widowed
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| | picture of Spanish society during the
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| women were allowed to exhibit in this
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| | conquest of the Americas. The reader can
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| patriarchal society (seen through
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| | discern the many ways women were able to
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| Nougerol's mother and Dona Catalina). The
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| | circumvent the Spanish law that
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| text also provided examples of the life
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| | restricted them in this patriarchal
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| in Spanish convents through Nougerol's
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| | society. Spanish emphasis on values such
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| sisters. It was very interesting that the
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| | as respectability was marked in the
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| nuns who lied to Noguerol were not made
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| | characters of Noguerol, Catalina, and
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| to accept responsibility for what their
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| | Beatriz. The reader can also see how the
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| actions caused, except by their brother.
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| | custom of arranged marriages can cause
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| This shows, I believe, how the Catholic
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| | unexpected catastrophes among the people
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| Church tried to protect their religious
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| | forced to participate in them. Through
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| orders from scandal.The Spanish court
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| | their extensive research of church rolls,
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| system was seen to have attempted to
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| | legal documents, and others, Alexandra
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| protect the rights of women in their
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| | Cook and Noble Cook gave us an exciting
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| society, as seen in the experience of
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| | glimpse of the social history of Spain in
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| Dona Beatriz and Dona Catalina. For
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| | a period of continuous change caused by
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| Beatriz, she was protected from being
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| | the exploration and conquest of the
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| left destitute from her husband's
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| | Americas.BibliographyCook, Alexandra
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| remarriage, and Catalina was protected
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| | Parma and Noble David Cook. Good Faith
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| from losing the husband that she had made
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| | and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of
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| a life and home with.The authors offered
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| | Transatlantic Bigamy. Duke University
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| to the reader logical motivations for the
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| | Press, 1991.Mary Arnold is an author on
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| actions of people during this time. One
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| | which is a site for Creative Writing.
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