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.

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Ocampo marriage epistle canonical 1

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instanceOf Mexican legal-cultural document ⓘ
civil marriage text ⓘ
associatedWith Mexican liberal reforms ⓘ
separation of church and state in Mexico ⓘ
author Melchor Ocampo ⓘ
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 ⓘ
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 ⓘ

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Melchor Ocampo → notableWork → Ocampo marriage epistle ⓘ