Women in the Crucible of Conquest : The Gendered Genesis of Spanish American Society, 1500-1600

Introduction 1(14) 1. Pre-Hispanic Gender Roles under the Aztecs and the Incas 15(24) 2. The Spanish Invasion of the Americas: A Gendered Collision 39(29) 3. Colonial Sexuality: Of Women, Men, and Mestizaje 68(25) 4. Women's Domination under Colonial Rule 93(19) 5. Spanish Gender Ideologies: Prescriptions, Realities, and New World Constructions 112(30) 6. Invisible Workers: Women's Labor under Spanish Rule 142(26) 7. Women's Empowerment under Spanish Rule 168(19) Conclusion 187(18) Notes 205(11) Bibliography 216(8) Index 224