Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents xi
4. Maps and Tables xiii
5. PART ONE Introduction
6. ONE Antecedents 1
7. TWO Precedents: Sexuality and Illegitimacy, Discrimination, Civil Legitimation 35
8. PART TWO Life Course
9. THREE Mothers: Pregnant Virgins, Abandoned Women, and the Private and Public Price of Sexuality 57
10. FOUR Fathers: Life Course and Sexuality 89
11. FIVE Babies and Illegitimacy: The Politics of Recognition from the Font to the Grave 126
12. SIX Children: Growing Up Illegitimate 158
13. SEVEN Adults: Passing, Turning-Point Moments, and the Quest for Honor 184
14. EIGHT Adults: The Quest for Family Property 216
15. PART THREE The State's Response
16. NINE Royal Officials: Prelude (1717-1760) and Early Policy Formation (1761-1775) 241
17. TEN Bourbon Reformers: The Activist Camara, 1776-1793 262
18. ELEVEN Reform and Retreat: Bourbon Social Policies After 1794 289
19. PART FOUR Aftermaths
20. TWELVE The Legitimated: Life After Gracias al Sacar 315
21. THIRTEEN Conclusion 335
22. APPENDIX ONE Sources, Data Bases, Monetary Usages, Jose, and Audiencias 345
23. APPENDIX TWO Supporting Tables 351
24. Glossary 359
25. Notes 363
26. Abbreviations 415
27. Works Cited 417
28. Index 437