Nuptial fairs in the countryside differ from the cities
Calidad structures were more homogeneous
- Indian villages had fewer españoles, mestizos, etc.
- Haciendas and mines had more
Heterogamy was as uncommon--even less so--as in the cities.
Country folk married at younger ages and were more influenced by parents, kin and community
Royal Pragmatic on marriage, 1778
- parental consent for minors
- support for parental objections to unequal marriages
- suits restricted to secular courts
Royal Pragmatic, 1803: written consent of parents; undermined oral promise; cont’d. in Republican codes