Los hijos "de madre no conocida" en Chiloé" (Siglos XVIII-XIX)

Abstract

This paper reviews the beginnings of the parish documentation in the Iberian world, and the significance of these records for the study of ancient society. 

It then explains the existing classification in former times linked to the birth of a person, arriving finally analyzing the cases of children of ‘unknown mothers’ with original documentary sources expressed at the end of writing. 

It indicates then specific cases found over three centuries (1710-910) in the whole parish documentation of Chiloé (trying to provide genealogical data for each person), together with some other cases from cities placed in continental Chile. It also includes a detailed analysis of the five ecclesiastical divisions that divided the geography of Chiloé in the decade from 1840-1850. Finally, the essay reflects the knowledge of these cases as a contribution to the set of historical and genealogical research related to the culture of Chiloé.