The father of all : the de la Guerra family, power, and patriarchy in Mexican California /
Pubols, Louise
The father of all : the de la Guerra family, power, and patriarchy in Mexican California / Louise Pubols - Berkeley, CA : Published for the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West by University of California Press and Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., c2009 - 435 p. : illus. ; 24 cm - Western histories ; 1 .
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.
Amid sweeping economic and political changes, including 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. Pubols analyzes the region's trading and provisioning economy and clarifies its volatile political rivalries. By tracing a web of business and family relationships, Pubols shows in practical terms how patriarchy functioned from generation to generation in Spanish and Mexican California. This is the first of a series of books on western history to be copublished by the Huntington Library and University of California Press.
English
9780873282406
Guerra family
Patriarchy--History--California--19th century
Elite (Social sciences)--History--California--19th century
Domestic relations--History--California--19th century
Spaniards--History--California--19th century
California--History--To 1846
California--History--1846-1850
979.4 PUB
The father of all : the de la Guerra family, power, and patriarchy in Mexican California / Louise Pubols - Berkeley, CA : Published for the Huntington-USC Institute on California and the West by University of California Press and Huntington Library, San Marino, Calif., c2009 - 435 p. : illus. ; 24 cm - Western histories ; 1 .
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.
Amid sweeping economic and political changes, including 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. Pubols analyzes the region's trading and provisioning economy and clarifies its volatile political rivalries. By tracing a web of business and family relationships, Pubols shows in practical terms how patriarchy functioned from generation to generation in Spanish and Mexican California. This is the first of a series of books on western history to be copublished by the Huntington Library and University of California Press.
English
9780873282406
Guerra family
Patriarchy--History--California--19th century
Elite (Social sciences)--History--California--19th century
Domestic relations--History--California--19th century
Spaniards--History--California--19th century
California--History--To 1846
California--History--1846-1850
979.4 PUB
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