Two Hearts, One Soul
Subtitle: The Correspondence of the Condesa de Galve, 1688-96
By: edited, annotated, and translated by Meredith D. Dodge, Rick Hendricks.
Contributors: Dodge, Meredith D., 1950-; Hendricks, Rick, 1956-; Infantado, Gregorio de Silva y Mendoza, duque del, 1649-1693.; Juana Inés de la Cruz, Sister, 1651-1695.
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
Published: 1993
Place of publication: Albuquerque, NM
Language: eng; spa
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780826314192
Subjects: Galve, Gelvira de Toledo, condesa de, 17th cent. -- Correspondence.; Infantado, Gregorio de Silva y Mendoza, duque del, 1649-1693 -- Correspondence.; Cerda Sandoval Silva y Mendoza, Gaspar de la, conde de Galve, 1653-1697.; Viceroy's spouses -- Mexico -- Correspondence.; Mexico -- History -- Spanish colony, 1540-1810.; Mexico -- Social life and customs.; Spain -- Social life and customs -- 17th century.
Description: The most remarkable aspect about this small volume is its focus on a woman about whom previously nothing was known. Gelvira de Toledo, the Condesa de Galve during the 2nd half of the 17th century, was the wife of a Viceroy of New Spain, indistinct, buried by role and gender on the other side of the world from Europe. Her 27 letters to family and friends in Spain, here in translation (from the originals in the Archivo Historico Nacional In Madrid, Spain) open a small window on a period we know so little about.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-247) and index.
Translations of the letters, addressed chiefly to the Marqués del Cenete, later known as the Duque del Infantado, which are now in the Archivo Histórico Nacional, in Madrid, in the Sección de Osuna, legajos 89 and 239.
"The poetry of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz" (p. 163-178) contains the texts of poems dedicated to the Condesa de Galve.
"Spanish transcripts" (p. 187-232) contains the original texts of the letters.
Table of contents: title: Foreword; title: A Note on Editorial Methods; title: Abbreviations; title: The World of Dona Gelvira; title: The Spanish Letters; title: Dona Gelvira in Mexico City; title: The New World Letters; title: Appendix 1: The Poetry of Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz; title: Appendix 2: Household Members Coming from Spain; title: Appendix 3: The Galva Household; title: Appendix 4: Spanish Transcripts; title: Bibliography; title: Index