The father of all : the de la Guerra family, power, and patriarchy in Mexican California /
Pubols, Louise.
Berkeley, Calif. : Published for the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West by University of California Press and Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif.,
©2009.
"In [book title], [author] presents a rich and nuanced study of a key family in California's past: the de la Guerras of Santa Barbara. Amid sweeping economic and political changes in the era of the U.S.-Mexican War, the de la Guerra family continually adapted and reinvented themselves. This absorbing narrative is much more than the history of an elite and powerful family, however. [author] analyzes the region's trading and provisioning economy and clarifies its volatile political rivalries. By tracing a web of business and family relationships, [author] shows in practical terms how partriarchy functioned from generation to generation in Spanish and Mexican California."--Jacket.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- "A thing of honor and profit" : the creation of California's elite families -- Padre de la patria, padre de familias -- Open ports and intermarriage -- Native sons : land hunger, liberalism, and rebellion -- Home rule : family honor in free California -- Reinventing patriarchy in time of war -- Epilogue.
"In [book title], [author] presents a rich and nuanced study of a key family in California's past: the de la Guerras of Santa Barbara. Amid sweeping economic and political changes in the era of the U.S.-Mexican War, the de la Guerra family continually adapted and reinvented themselves. This absorbing narrative is much more than the history of an elite and powerful family, however. [author] analyzes the region's trading and provisioning economy and clarifies its volatile political rivalries. By tracing a web of business and family relationships, [author] shows in practical terms how partriarchy functioned from generation to generation in Spanish and Mexican California."--Jacket.
Guerra family.
Patriarchy
Elite (Social sciences)
Domestic relations
Spaniards
De La Guerra family History
Santa Barbara (Calif.) History