Indigenous Eroticism And Colonial Morality In New Spain
The Indigenous Eroticism and Colonial Morality in New Mexico: The Confession Manuals of New Spain
The matters of sexual interactions and social norms have always been a controversial subject all through history. After reading these confession manuals, I was a bit stunned by the content of it, but even more astonished by the question a higher priest would ask. Their obsession with knowing what's now considered personal behavior, was what stunned me the most. The Spaniards believed that, "lust was the Indian's most frequent sin", yet they raped and took the virginity of indigenous women. It was sort of a way of washing their hands of sin and blaming the less educated society for the more shameful activities. The Spaniards also
The matters of sexual interactions and social norms have always been a controversial subject all through history. After reading these confession manuals, I was a bit stunned by the content of it, but even more astonished by the question a higher priest would ask. Their obsession with knowing what's now considered personal behavior, was what stunned me the most. The Spaniards believed that, "lust was the Indian's most frequent sin", yet they raped and took the virginity of indigenous women. It was sort of a way of washing their hands of sin and blaming the less educated society for the more shameful activities. The Spaniards also