Cortes valencianas de finales del reinado de Pedro IV

María de las Mercedes de Santa Cruz y Montalvo, condesa de Merlin (1789-1852). Cuba. Nació en una familia de la aristocracia habanera el 5 de febrero de 1789. Hija de Joaquín de Santa Cruz y Cárdenas y María Teresa Montalvo y O'Farril, condes de Jaruco y Mompox. La condesa de Merlin ingresó en el Convento de Santa Clara en La Habana a los ocho años y harta de la vida religiosa intentó fugarse, ayudada por la madre Santa Inés, inspiradora de su libro, Historia de Sor Inés (1832). Tras su intento de huida la familia se fue a Madrid. Allí murió su padre y, tras la invasión francesa, ...

Se analizan las distintas opciones vitales ofrecidas a las mujeres sevillanas de fines de la Edad Media e inicios de la Modernidad. Un mundo diverso y complejo formado por una serie de posibilidades que pasan por el matrimonio, las relaciones extramaritales, las modalidades de la religiosidad laica y el ingreso en una orden monástica o conventual.

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