Who should procreate? Selecting the best breeders through the control of marriage, Spain 1850s–1920s.
Prenuptial certificates were one of the most widely debated eugenicist measures in Spain, despite never having been legally adopted (as they were in several western European and Latin American countries). This article suggests antecedents for this measure by looking at arguments which developed in S...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Iberian & Latin American Studies Vol. 29; no. 1; pp. 91 - 114 |
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Apr2023
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