Este libro es una cronica historica y social de la presencia y papel de las mujeres en la epoca colonial de America Latina. Escrito por Guillermo Hernandez de Alba, el libro ofrece una vision detallada y critica de la vida cotidiana de las mujeres coloniales, asi como su participacion en la economia, la religion, la cultura y la politica. El libro tambien analiza las luchas y resistencias de las mujeres ante el patriarcado y el colonialismo, asi como sus aportes a la formacion de la identidad nacional de los paises latinoamericanos. Ilustrado con imagenes de epoca y documentos historicos, este libro es una fuente indispensable para entender la historia de las mujeres en America Latina.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.