Isabel Fernandes Buena had four children and had to conceal them from being her own because she was unable to marry the father. (Faces of Honor, p108) #h1170
Ecclesiastical law consisted of policies that if a married women is having an affair and if her husband is the kind of person who leads to the fear that there is a danger to her life, then the priest must proceed with caution. (Faces of Honor, p106) #h1170
In Brazil, system of honor and shame predicated single women should be virgins until married, wives must be faithful, and widows chaste. (Faces of Honor, p104) #h1170
When women would marry someone of a lower social status, it would bring discredit to herself and in some cases her family would be disinherited. #h1170
Dr. Gaspar Gonzalez was guilty in two cases of sodomy (pecado nefando), prior to this he was an expert in the language Quechua and a priest in Copacabana. #h1170
Acapulco, Buenos Aires, Cartagena, Lima, Panama, Rio de Janiero, Santo Domingo, and Veracruz relied on slaves for their construction work, transport, and warehousing. #h1170