History and the Contours of Meaning: The Abjection of Luisa Nevárez, First Woman Condemned to the Gallows in Puerto Rico, 1905.

The article analyzes the case of Luisa Nevárez, the first woman condemned to the gallows in Puerto Rico at the beginning of the twentieth century. Convicted for the killing of her almost year-old daughter, she never admitted the crime nor showed any remorse. Yet, Luisa did not make an easy transitio...

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Publicado en:	Hispanic American Historical Review Vol. 89; no. 4; pp. 643 - 675
Autor principal:	Baerga-Santini, María del Carmen
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Duke University Press Nov2009
Materias:	Nevárez Ortiz, Luisa Women criminals Women death row inmates Capital punishment sentencing Infanticide Puerto Rican social conditions Puerto Rican politics & government Puerto Rican history, 1898-1952 History Puerto Rico
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