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- Title
La limpieza del pecado: legitimación de Francisco Ortiz, hijo natural, en Cundinamarca durante la segunda mitad del siglo xvi.
- Authors
ACOSTA PARSONS, DIANA CATALINA
- Abstract
The legitimations, also known as cleansings of blood or "cédulas de gracias al sacar", were a request to the king to change the status of a natural son into a legitimate one. When approved, they were a written recognition of their honor and quality. Particularly important in the 16th century, they were a tool for illegitimate --but recognized-- children of Spanish fathers and indigenous mothers, that allowed them to achieve graces reserved for the Spanish elite, such as public and royal offices. These documents have been little studied for the Nuevo Reino de Granada, and the rich information on the case of Francisco Ortiz can reveal the negotiations around family, trades, and individual and family honor within the hierarchy of the neo-Granada elites.
- Subjects
CUNDINAMARCA (Colombia : Dept.); GRANADA (Kingdom); ORTIZ, Francisco; INDIGENOUS peoples; ETHNIC groups
- Publication
Fronteras de la Historia, 2022, Vol 27, Issue 1, p252
- ISSN
2027-4688
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.22380/20274688.1953