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Most Spanish houses of the time in Guatemala, especially in Santiago, had Indigenous servants and African slaves. In both cases, most of them were female. Because most Spanish who emigrated to Latin America at this time were men who did not bring their wives, they often had sex with her maids and female slaves, causing racial mixtures.
Gender relations in Guatemala examine how traditional norms influence the daily interactions and relationships between Guatemalan men and women. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In Guatemala 's societal structure, men and women are encouraged to participate in activities corresponding to their gender .
Guatemala has a population of 17,153,288 (July 2020 est). [6] In 1900, Guatemala had a population of 885,000. [7] Guatemala had the fastest population growth in the Western Hemisphere during 20th century. Approximately half of the Guatemalan population lives in poverty and 13.7% of them live in extreme poverty. Guatemala is heavily centralized.
According to the 2022 revision of the World Population Prospects [8] [9] the total population estimate was 17,608,483 in 2021. The proportion of the population below the age of 15 in 2010 was 41.5%, 54.1% were aged between 15 and 65 years of age, and 4.4% were aged 65 years or older.
Rosal was an advocate of women's education and protection, which proved to be significant in view of the machismo culture that was pervasive in the region at the time. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Her beatification was celebrated in Rome in mid-1997; she is the first female Guatemalan to be beatified.
A Catholic laywoman who lived in 18th-century Argentina and joined the Jesuits in their evangelical mission throughout the South American country will become the first female saint from the home ...
By Alvise Armellini. VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Francis on Sunday canonised the first female saint from his native Argentina, an event that brought his former fierce critic, Argentine President ...
Pope Francis and Argentine President Javier Milei embraced Sunday in St. Peter's Basilica, as Argentine faith and politics came together during a Mass to canonize the country's first female saint.