Female Citizens, Patriarchs, and the Law in Venezuela, 1786-1904

Journal of Third World Studies | April 1, 2007| | Copyright

Diaz, Arlene J. Female Citizens, Patriarchs, and the Law in Venezuela, 17861904. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 2004. 335 pp.

The 1811 Venezuelan constitution was the first Latin American constitution to incorporate ideas of equality, liberty, individuality and citizenship. At the same time, however, the constitution supported the continued use of antiquated Spanish civil laws that caused women to be viewed and treated as inferior. In addition, it supported the patriarchal system ofSiete Partidas, a thirteenth-century legal code based on Roman law that sustained a hierarchal ...

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