Impotencia, nobleza y masculinidades en la Castilla del siglo XVIII: el «caso Piscatori-Casado»
[EN]Drawing on a detailed matrimonial case file preserved in the Diocesan Archive of Segovia (Spain), this study examines male impotence not only as a legal ground for annulment, but also as a medico-social construct and diagnostic label with far-reaching implications within noble environments. The...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2026 |
| País: | España |
| Institución: | Universidad de Salamanca (USAL) |
| Repositorio: | GREDOS. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Salamanca |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:gredos.usal.es:10366/170533 |
| Acceso en línea: | http://hdl.handle.net/10366/170533 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | male impotence Masculinities nobility marriage annulment medical expertise impotencia masculina masculinidades nobleza nulidad matrimonial peritaje médico |
| Sumario: | [EN]Drawing on a detailed matrimonial case file preserved in the Diocesan Archive of Segovia (Spain), this study examines male impotence not only as a legal ground for annulment, but also as a medico-social construct and diagnostic label with far-reaching implications within noble environments. The research brings together approaches from the social history of medicine, gender studies, and the history of family and private life to explore how, in the specific context of 18th-century Castilian nobility, this condition challenged hegemonic models of masculinity, generated transnational therapeutic itineraries, and contributed to the production of medico-legal knowledge in ecclesiastical courts. The Piscatori-Casado case offers a revealing example of the practices surrounding marginalised illnesses and stigmatised patients in the early modern world, and highlights how impotence permeated domestic life, familial structures, and the construction of alternative and subordinate masculinities. |
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