Title: Two Hearts, One Soul
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.
Subjects: Correspondence, History, Social life and customs, Viceroy's spouses, Mexico, history, spanish colony, 1540-1810, Mexico, social life and customs, Spain, social life and customs, Viceroys' spouses
Places: Mexico, Spain
People: Gaspar de la Cerda Sandoval Silva y Mendoza conde de Galve (1653-1697), Gelvira de Toledo Galve condesa de (17th cent), Gregorio de Silva y Mendoza Infantado duque del (1649-1693)
Time periods: 17th century, Spanish colony, 1540-1810