This essay examines the varied and shifting representations of women in Jeronimo de Barrionuevo's "Avisos", a collection of semi-private letters exchanged between Barrionuevo in Madrid and an ecclesiastical Dean in Zaragoza during the reign of Philip IV. While the "Avisos" report on an exhaustive range of topics, women form a…

Addresses whether or not the Spaniards were cruel by discussing such issues as the Spanish conquistadors of the 16th century, the presence of the Spaniards in New Mexico and California, the missionaries, and the Spanish naturalists of the late 18th century. Explains that some people protected and helped the Native Americans. (CMK)