Unfit For Marriage: Impotent Spouses On Trial In The Basque Region Of Spain, 1650-1750

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Unfit for Marriage Impotent Spouses on Trial in the Basque Region of Spain, – edward behrend-martínez University of Nevada Press Reno & Las Vegas The Basque Series This book was funded in part by a grant from the Program for Cultural Cooperation between Spain’s Ministry of Culture and United States Universities. University of Nevada Press, Reno, Nevada   Copyright ©  by University of Nevada Press All rights reserved Manufactured in the United States of America Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Behrend-Martinez, Edward, – Unfit for marriage : impotent spouses on trial in the Basque region of Spain, – / Edward Behrend-Martinez. p. cm. — (The Basque series) Includes bibliographical references and index.  ---- (hardcover : alk. paper) . Marriage—Annulment—Spain—History. . Marriage— Annulment (Canon law)—History—Sources. . Divorce—Law and legislation—Spain—History. . Impediments to marriage— Spain. . Impediments to marriage (Canon law) . Impotence (Canon law) . Ecclesiastical courts—Spain. I. Title. .  .′—dc  The paper used in this book meets the requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ansi z.-. Binding materials were selected for strength and durability.                             Dedicated to Abril Martínez-Behrend, without whose support and affection this book would not have been possible. ...