The Case of the Ugly Suitor and Other Histories of Love, Gender, and Nation in Bueno

Download or read book The Case of the Ugly Suitor and Other Histories of Love, Gender, and Nation in Bueno written by Jeffrey M. Shumway and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1840 Gumerscindo Arroyo hoped to marry Francisca Canicoba, but her father forbade it. Consequently, Francisca took her father to court for permission to marry, where he objected on the grounds that Arroyo was simply too ugly. In the courtrooms of nineteenth-century Buenos Aires, children battled parents in order to fulfill their romantic desires and marry the mate of their choice. Parents and guardians also struggled for custody of young children, which some did out of love while others were greedy for child labor. In courtrooms and elsewhere, women challenged their traditional status as so.