Resumen

VIVALLOS ESPINOZA, Carlos  y  MAZZEI DE GRAZIA, Leonardo. La arquitectura del buen amar: Matrimonio, normas y transgresión en testamentos de mujeres. Concepción 1754-1809. Universum [online]. 2007, vol.22, n.1, pp. 236-250. ISSN 0718-2376.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-23762007000100015.

The implantation of Catholic marriage in America sought to structure and moralize a mixed-race society that ended up creating its own means of establishing sentimental relationships. For women, the submissive role imposed on them clashed with their diverse activities in the social and economic realm. This article compares social practices under the institution of marriage of a group of colonial women with the social imaginary of «proper love»

Palabras llave : Marriage; Women's testaments; 18^th Century.