Wanna's Dilemma

The vice-regency of New Spain was a temporary position. Hwana knew that once the Viceroy and Vicerine went back to Spain, there was no guarantee that she would find herself similarly favored by their replacements. Most of the men at court were already married. Even if she did have a dowry, it was incredibly unlikely that a husband would just allow her to continue on with herself educating and her writing. She said she felt a quote, total antipathy towards marriage. So she decided to become a nun.