Ocampo marriage epistle
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The Ocampo marriage epistle is a famous 19th-century Mexican civil marriage text by liberal politician Melchor Ocampo, known for its secular, moral, and often controversial reflections on the roles and duties of spouses.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mexican legal-cultural document
ⓘ
civil marriage text ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Mexican liberal reforms
ⓘ
separation of church and state in Mexico ⓘ |
| author | Melchor Ocampo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely disseminated in Mexican civil registries ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Mexico ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
reinforcing traditional gender roles
ⓘ
sexist content ⓘ |
| describedAs |
canonical civil marriage formula in Mexico
ⓘ
controversial ⓘ famous ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
hierarchical roles within marriage
ⓘ
indissolubility of marriage (in moral terms) ⓘ mutual respect between spouses ⓘ |
| genre |
civil marriage epistle
ⓘ
secular moral text ⓘ |
| hasPart |
introductory reflection on the nature of marriage
ⓘ
prescriptive section on duties of the husband ⓘ prescriptive section on duties of the wife ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
anticlerical
ⓘ
moralizing ⓘ patriarchal ⓘ |
| historicalContext | Reform era in Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideologicalContext |
Mexican liberalism
ⓘ
secularism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | liberal anticlerical thought in 19th-century Mexico ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| legacy |
reference point in debates on civil marriage language in Mexico
ⓘ
subject of feminist critique in Mexico ⓘ symbol of Mexican liberal civil marriage tradition ⓘ |
| legalContext | Mexican civil marriage law ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
gender roles
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ spousal duties ⓘ |
| portrays |
husband as protector
ⓘ
wife as companion and subordinate ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| usedBy | Mexican civil registrars ⓘ |
| usedIn | Mexican civil marriage ceremonies ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.