La violència física i econòmica contra les dones a la Mallorca del segle XVII: una aproximació. (Catalan)

Physical and economic violence againt women in the Mallorca of the XVII century: an approach. (English)

In this first approach to Mallorca in the seventeenth century, we can see how women suffered different types of violence. On the one hand, the physical violence was exercised both by strangers and by husbands within the conjugal environment. The most common solution to this violence was the escape of the woman who was being abused. In many cases, the dispute ended in divorce. On the other hand, we documented the existence of violence that can be called economic. This type of violence is based on the exclusion of women from their own possessions, which led to lengthy litigation for dowry restitution or to claim an inheritance. Generally, this violence occurred when women were left alone and in a situation of economic and social vulnerability. The economic violence was usually exercised by men close to the victims in different ways. However, we can highlight the vindictive and active disposition of Mallorcan women in the face of these types of violences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

En aquesta primera aproximació a la Mallorca del segle XVII, es pot veure com les dones patien diferents tipus de violència. Per una banda, la física, que era exercida tant per part de desconeguts com per part dels marits dins de l'entorn conjugal. La fugida de la maltractada era la solució més habitual i, en moltes ocasions, la disputa acaba amb divorci. per altra banda, s'ha documentat l'existència d'una violència que es pot denominar econòmica i que es basa en l'exclusió de la dona de les seves pròpies possessions, cosa que conduïa a llargs litigis per a la restitució dotal o per a reclamar una herència. Generalment, aquesta violència es donava quan les dones quedaven soles i en situació de vulnerabilitat econòmica i social, i era exercida, de manera habitual, per homes propers a elles de diferents modes. Així i tot, es comprova el tarannà reivindicatiu i actiu de les dones mallorquines davant aquests tipus de violències. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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